After decades of unbalanced economic growth amid pseudo-liberal reform, the Middle East exploded in the turmoil of the ‘Arab Spring’, and many of the business groups that anchored pre-2011 developments…
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Consumer Society
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New Lebanese designers recently got a hand up in entering the fashion world. At a mid-December event at their Saifi Village boutique, the Starch Foundation announced the designers it will…
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Planitair.com brings online travel booking to the region While flight operators in the Arab world have embraced online-ticket purchasing, there is a still a lack of a comprehensive, regional site…
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Hello again, Mr. Moto After 2011’s less robust showing in terms of new car sales — a major economic indicator of consumer confidence — automobiles are again flying off the…
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Bentley boom Luxury car manufacturer Bentley is looking to capitalize on its success in the Middle East in 2011 by investing up to $9 million in the next six months…
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Expensive tastes are exclusive ones — why spend thousands on an identikit interior when your home can be one-of-a-kind? But beyond the diamond-encrusted couches and Arabic-embroidered rugs hand-woven to order…
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It the Beirut launch of McLaren Automotive’s long awaited high performance car, the MP4-12C, Executive spoke with Ian Gorsuch, McLaren’s regional director for the Middle East and Africa. A totally…
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Imagine a world in which a movie search on your phone turns up only the kind of movies you like, and only those playing in your neighborhood; your behavior and…
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In an effort to move from a pure traditional watch brand to a full-on lifestyle brand, the 151-year-old Swiss manufacturer, TAG Heuer, is taking some bold risks. As the world’s…
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Some competitions are won by a narrow margin. If the last six months are any precedent, the contest over hummus won’t be one of them. On May 8th, Lebanon carved…
