As their North American and European competitors recover from the economic crisis, Middle Eastern chemical companies are facing new opportunities and new challenges. They are continuing to build on their …
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Nine new merger and acquisition (M&A) plans with potential worth of well over $12.4 billion have been announced by companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to …
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For the past 32 years, UNIFIL — the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon — has been a thread in the fabric of life in Lebanon. While most mentions of …
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Beirut SE (One month) Current year high: 1,200.49 Current year low: 737.84 > Review period: Closed: April 21 – 1,143.23 Period change: 2.74% A cone-shaped rise and fall on the …
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Insatiable” was not the word to describe the behavior of actors in Middle Eastern primary markets in April 2010. While it appears credible that investors have been hungering after opportunities, …
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IMF estimates for Lebanon According to International Monetary Fund estimates, Lebanon registered the second highest growth rate in the Middle East and North Africa behind Qatar last year. The Fund …
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Economics & Policy
Better corporate governance is crucial to regional growth
by John Martinby John MartinJohn Martin St Valery is a partner at NxD-global Over the last 10 years, corporate governance in the MiddleEast has progressed from being a relatively non-existent business practice tobecoming widely …
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Fueled by demographic growth, urbanization and economic development, the cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council are growing at a rapid rate that is outpacing their current transport infrastructure and services. …
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The proposed tobacco control law being mulled by the Lebanese Parliamentary Administration and Justice Committee has stirred debate between health-minded civil society activists, lobbyists from the tobacco and advertising industries …
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The Lebanese government has developed a habitual pattern of behavior in regards to progressive policy: the idea is lit with good intentions, smoked by vested interests and political squabbling, then …