JULY 2014
EDITORIAL
LEADERS
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Internet unchained
Years late, users will soon begin benefiting from the full capacity of the IMEWE cable
Matt Nash
Splitting the spoils
Lebanon and Cyprus discuss their potentially shared oil and gas reserves
Matt Nash
BANKING & FINANCE
A Mediterranean affair
$164.7 million of European Investment Bank financing extended to the Lebanese private sector
Livia Murray
Investing in local startups
Marwan Kheireddine talks Al-Mawarid Bank’s investment in Presella
Livia Murray
SPECIAL REPORT: LEBANES IN BRAZIL
Living the Brazilian dream
How Lebanese immigrants became masters of Latin America’s biggest country
Joe Dyke
The most powerful Lebanese person alive
Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer explains how his roots allowed him to rise to the top
Joe Dyke
Living the Brazilian dream
How Lebanese immigrants became masters of Latin America’s biggest country
Joe Dyke
BUSINESS
Garden empire
Gardens can grow anywhere thanks to local tech and design company Green Studios
Livia Murray
SPECIAL REPORT: DEVELOPING RULES
Construction by the numbers
Despite a preceived lull, development is continuing apace
Thomas Schellen
Lost in suburbia
Development in Beirut’s eastern suburbs suffers from a lack of planning
Thomas Schellen
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPEMENT
HOSPITALITY & RETAIL
Broadcasting the World Cup
Watching the biggest sporting event in the world has never been so tricky
Nabila Rahhal
Where to watch the World Cup
Executive takes a look at some of the best places to take in a game
Nabila Rahhal
SOCIETY
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
