Lebanese banks have long operated in a different category from the real Lebanese economy, with deposits and accounts experiencing year-on-year growth as the country’s general economic outlook was, at best, …
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In today’s fast-paced world, Information Technology has become a central element to the smooth running of any business operation. The banking sector, a pivotal industry in Lebanon’s economy boasting $85 …
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In recent years, Lebanon’s banking sector has played a pivotal role in supporting local economy. In spite of repetitive security crises and heightened tensions, the financial industry has been able …
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Against all odds Lebanese banks have been weathering the current economic and political crisis. In spite of the numerous political shocks Lebanon faced in the last two years, the banking …
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Dr Freddie Baz, Bank Audi’s CFO and Chief Strategist talked to Executive about the current situation for banks in Lebanon and future prospects for the sector. E How do you …
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Antoun Sehnaoui, who became Chairman and of leading Lebanese bank Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), in October 2007, believes in organic growth over radical change. “It is about …
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In recent years, the retail banking landscape has morphed dramatically with banks turning into one-stop shops. Insurance, car or house loans, and invoice domiciliation have all become staples in the …
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Sometime during the evening of Saturday, March 22, pipes from the Holcim cement factory in Chekka began leaking oil into the Mediterranean. Between one and two tons of oil entered …
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These days, while driving north of Beirut on the highway towards Jounieh and Byblos, one encounters a big, blue structure on the side of the road, on the exact spot …
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Going back a few years, Gemmayzeh was a quiet, residential area. As the brown tourist signs declare, it was and still is a “quartier a caractère traditionnel”, and back then …