Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Middle Eastern markets has opened windows for economic and financial activity this year, while doors have been shutting on listed equity and new public …
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Economics & Policy
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MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL Mutual funds on the market in Lebanon are on the rise in both number and value according the latest data from Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank. Over …
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Despite the financial downturn of the last few years, there is still plenty of money in the world looking for a home to call its own. Perhaps understandably, many investors …
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Everyone here works without a permit,” said Mohammed Khalife. “Being legal and having a work permit is the strange thing, not the other way around.” Khalife, a 26-year-old Palestinian refugee …
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The battle over privatization in Lebanon has trodden the same well-worn path for decades; the left decrys the idea as a nepotistic sell out and the right lauds the …
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A curb on oil exploration The King of Saudi Arabia has made a royal decision to halt further exploration of oil and gas in the world’s largest crude exporting nation. …
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There are so many things we need here,” says Seera Hablas, surveying the small, run-down village of Zouq Al Habalssa from the vantage point of the overgrown hillside, on which …
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With monster-sized bank offerings and strong growth in primary markets activity, the global landscape of initial public offerings made a strong showing in the first seven months of 2010. However, …
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Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have helped many countries in the Middle East modernize their highways, upgrade their communications infrastructure and build new power plants. But such partnership models have proven less …
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Inking free trade Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey came to an agreement June 10 to allow the free flow of goods between the four nations. Under the deal a “Cooperation …