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Daniel Kaufmann is the director of global programs at the World Bank Institute and a noted researcher on issues of governance. On the occasion of his visit to Lebanon, he …

The Lebanese flag carrier MEA became embroiled in an embarrassing row over monies owed by the state to German construction firm, Walter Bau AG. A scheduled MEA flight from Istanbul …

Middle Eastern nations continue to discourage investment and thwart small and medium sized businesses with heavy legal burdens and piecemeal reforms, a new World Bank report has revealed. The Washington-based …

With the mass migration of almost one million 03 mobile numbers to the 71 prefix set for the night of September 17, Ineke Botter, Managing Director and CEO of Alfa, …

Global Refund, the company responsible for repaying VAT to non-resident shoppers, has registered a 16% drop in overall tourist retail spending since former premier Rafik Hariri’s assassination on February 14th, …

Serge Hochar is president of the Union Vinicole du Liban (UVL). He also makes the celebrated Chateau Musar, who wines have been listed among the world’s finest. In this interview …

At first glance, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) May report on government accounting practices in Lebanon reads almost as one would expect: While the ministry of finance, and ministries in …

After Lebanese industry had to cope with an arduous first half of 2005, Syria’s closure of its borders to cargo shipments from Lebanon dealt manufacturers another blow. Executive asked Fadi …

BLC Bank and Libano-Suisse Insurance have presented the first fruits of a new product partnership that enhances the choices of consumer loan customers in Lebanon. Along with a line of …