JANUARY 2013
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Time to rethink our economy
Predatory status quo unstable, inefficient and destructive
Charbel Nahas
Lebanese killing Lebanese in Syria
The northern Bekaa, not Tripoli, is where civil war looms
Nicholas Blanford
At the mercy of charity
From a home and job in Aleppo to life on the streets in Beirut
Moe Ali Nayel
Tehran optimistic after all
Despite expectations, Iranian government rides resistance into 2013
Gareth Smyth
FEATURES
Mission citizens
Asfari foundation and A.U.B. team up to foster the next generation of Arab citizens
Thomas Schellen
Deliverance in the Gulf
GCC states seeking to become global logistics hub
Thomas Schellen and Nicole Walter
BANKING & FINANCE
Q&A – Johannes Jooste
Merrill Lynch’s regional strategist discusses the Middle East in 2013
Maya Sioufi
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Government’s failing grade
How Lebanese cabinet not doing its homework puts teachers on the street and students in detention
Nabila Rahhal
Salary increases alone not enough
Improving quality of life should be cornerstone of government policy
Georges Pierre Sassine
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
REAL ESTATE & DEVELPOMENT
Running Lebanon’s newest mall
Sleiman Mallat discusses the soon-to-open Beirut City Centre mall
Thomas Schellen
COMPANIES & STRATEGIES
CONSUMER SOCIETY
Automobili Lamborghini celebrates 50 years
Grand tour 2013 suggests luxury car brand is resurgent
Nadim Mehanna
Real deal or fake zeal?
Companies failing on corporate social responsibility
Zeina G Najjar and Zeina Loutfi and Ramsay Najjar
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
