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The Syrian-Lebanese free trade agreement was supposed to stimulate trade. Why has it failed to do that? Lebanon’s total imports are down 25%, as are Syria’s. It’s not just a …

The government of Hoss and the first and second governments of Hariri listed judicial reform as one of their top priorities. The rest is history. I want to add my …

The government has increased taxes, but better collection is what’s needed. As the government struggles to find new sources of income, many have called on the government for serious action. …

It was one more of those grand schemes of Rafik Hariri’s era, designed to resurrect Lebanon’s glory days. Like Solidere and the construction of an Arab highway to Damascus, a …

Lebanon’s administration needs qualified personnel. Why can’t they be found? Lebanon is facing a brain drain while its administration is desperate to find the right people to fill posts. But …

What steps should Lebanon take to join the Euro-Med Association Agreement? KOURKOULASThe main obstacle is that Lebanon must reduce or abolishcustoms duties. They should replace this method of gaining revenues.The …

So whatever happened to the Euro-Med partnership agreement?And wasn’t Lebanon applying as an observer to theWTO? After all, countries around the world have been integratingthrough the flow of goods, services, …

Freedom of the press is under threat, the media is screamingin unison. The culprit is an apparently well-intentionedproposal to place a ceiling on campaign expenditure andadvertising in a bid to …

The 36-year-old Coral Beach Hotel, once a summer playgroundfor Gulf princes, European holiday seekers andBeirut’s elite, has closed its doors. After suffering three consecutivelosing years, Izzat Kaddoura, the owner, is …

Karim Habib (not his real name) is a youngand bright financial analyst. Four years agohe was employed with one of the biggestinvestment firms in the United States, wherehe had a …