JANUARY 2014
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Iran comes in from the cold
Rouhani’s first months in power see focus on economy and international relations
Gareth Smyth
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Can civil society save Lebanon’s water?
‘Blue Gold’ project aims to reduce water losses and political manipulation
Joe Dyke
A long-term fix to the GCC’s water problems
With usage outstripping renewable supply, what can be done to redress the balance?
Walid Fayad and Nadim Batri and Johnny Ayoub
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
BANKING & FINANCE
Credit Agricole Suisse
Expectations for 2014 and strategies for making the most of private equity investments
Yasser Akkaoui
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
HOSPITALITY & RETAIL
In with the old
Vintage stores are on the rise as Lebanese embrace recycled fashion
Nathalie Rosa Bucher
REPLY
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
Making the worst of a bad situation
explosion
Lebanese government cuts itself out of Syria aid
public works studio
