In periods of economic uncertainties, people look for safe havens to preserve the value of their money and assets, and the choices of investors during the current global and local …
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“You can take it to the bank,” is an idiomatic expression commonly uttered by someone – usually a politician or manly man with business power – to express a very …
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Leveraging the abilities of Lebanon-based media in the digital age is a great regional opportunity for news organizations. Following on from the media action plan project, Executive sits with Alia …
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Desperate bid for a profitable future
On a sunny morning in spring 2022, confusion reigns for but a moment. Executive has an appointment to interview Imad Kreidieh, the chairman and general director (CDG) of state-owned enterprise …
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Crumbling. Crippled. Delicate. These are some of the words used to describe the ailing state of Lebanon’s infrastructure for the past two years by experts, media outlets, and international and …
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Creating and empowering an independent, strong, fair, transparent, and accountable regulatory and supervisory institution is, by experience of virtually all countries with a thriving telecommunications sector, indispensable for the development …
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The past two years have seen a shift in buyer preferences in the Lebanese handset market. Anecdotal indicators – in absence of trustworthy statistics – show that residents are resorting …
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In Lebanon, the under-provisioning of infrastructure has created gaps in services delivery, hence exacerbating productivity, and putting the country on a lower growth trajectory. Lebanon does lag behind in providing …
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A new report on the digital upside of MENA countries states that over the long run of more than the coming 20 years, “the socioeconomic upside of digitalizing the economy …
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Arab listed Companies: A New Emphasis on ESG Investing Through a Gender-Based Lens
by Zeina Zeidanby Zeina ZeidanIn the recent decade, Arab-listed companies have been aiming to achieve the correct implication of gender-lens investing (GLI) by tackling significant and vast opportunities on the rise. So, what do …