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JANUARY 2012

by reeda

JANUARY 2012

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



Why the government is paralyzed
Lebanese politicians are the worst






Schooling Lebanon’s police
The ISF’s new code of conduct is one step in the right direction






Getting Syria back to work
The government’s most serious issue is how to grow the economy






A Salafist surprise
Voters weigh on for orthodoxy in Egypt’s first free poll






Bahrain’s colonial flashback
British ex-top-cops continue colonial grip on peninsular






A Ditching diplomacy in Iran
Tension rise between Tehran and the West






Revolutionary roles for Yemen’s women
Female emancipation makes promising progress in Sana’a




FEATURE



MEA’s dysfunctional family
Lebanon’s national carrier grounds its fleet once again






Attack of the killer chickens
Lebanese game developers look to hatch potential bonanza






The idle hands of youth
Iran’s surging young population and the “wait-hood” for jobs




BANKING & FINANCE







Big bucks for small business
A $50 million fund dedicated to SMEs in Lebanon






Investment guide MENA stock tips
Regional investment dons give their insider insights






Financial quotes of the month
Wise words from the world’s movers and shakers






Merrill Lynch's 2012 forecasts
With Bill O, CIO EMEA at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management






Q&A – Maroun Mourad
A look at Zurich’s strategies for Lebanon and the region






Executive Insight – Master Capital Group
European decisiveness is long overdue






Executive Insight -Nada Safa
From the frying pan into the fire






Lebanese capital markets
A monthly recap of the exchange and indexes




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT







Q&A – Chafic and Jemmy Saab
Ashrafieh’s oldest developers take luxury to new heights




ECONOMICS & POLICY







Avoiding collateral damage
Lebanon’s susceptibility to sanctions next door






Make your own militia
A chat with a dealer of death as unrest boosts arms prices






The downside of uprising
Stymied commercial flows hit Lebanese businesses




CONSUMER SOCIETY



Marvels, made to measure
The many pleasures of haute couture for the home






Executive Insight – S2C
Politicians’ accountability is constituents’ responsibility


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Q&A – Antoine Abi-Heila
A life spent collecting rare books, manuscripts and letters






Red Alert
Ferrari stays ahead of the game with the 458 Spider






Discovering Armenia’s palate
Beirut’s Armenian restaurants are going global






Finance for thought
Reviews of four books that challenge and elucidate the most pertinent economic topics of our times




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Q&A – Karim Makhlouf
New initiatives to bring Gulf Air back to the fore




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



John Newland Redwine
Executive honors a former editor who passed away after climbing accident