JULY 2014

The momentum was building

A home for everyone
Lebanon can learn from Brazil’s attitude to immigrants

Banks’ new dilemma
Investment in startups will require new skills

Fiscal follies
The telecommunications minister should stop usurping others’ roles

Internet unchained
Years late, users will soon begin benefiting from the full capacity of the IMEWE cable

Splitting the spoils
Lebanon and Cyprus discuss their potentially shared oil and gas reserves

A Mediterranean affair
$164.7 million of European Investment Bank financing extended to the Lebanese private sector

Just the ticket
Presella becomes the first startup to benefit from BDL’s subsidy

Investing in local startups
Marwan Kheireddine talks Al-Mawarid Bank’s investment in Presella

Living the Brazilian dream
How Lebanese immigrants became masters of Latin America’s biggest country

Waning ties with the diaspora
Can Lebanon attract more Brazilian investment?

The most powerful Lebanese person alive
Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer explains how his roots allowed him to rise to the top

Francisco Rezek: Judging achievements
The national and international jurist

Living the Brazilian dream
How Lebanese immigrants became masters of Latin America’s biggest country

Success stories
Nine profiles of prominent Lebanese-Brazilians

Brazilian investment in Lebanon
Lebanon's waning ties with the diaspora in Brazil

Dubai: the next step
ArabNet launches its second Digital Summit

Garden empire
Gardens can grow anywhere thanks to local tech and design company Green Studios

Enabling the economic phoenix
Why the UAE needs a better insolvency system

Taking their time
Developers plot their next moves while the market is slow

Construction by the numbers
Despite a preceived lull, development is continuing apace

Lost in suburbia
Development in Beirut’s eastern suburbs suffers from a lack of planning

Higher regulation
Real estate law is complicated, but friendly to developers

Tangled in a web of red tape
Namir Cortas explains the challenges facing developers

Raouche rumor mill
Something is happening there, but we don’t know what it is

In photos: The creative cave
Beirut’s unconventional architecture

Exporting Solidere
The Hariris’ Jordanian megaproject begins to open after years of delay

Broadcasting the World Cup
Watching the biggest sporting event in the world has never been so tricky

Where to watch the World Cup
Executive takes a look at some of the best places to take in a game

Just like a wavin’ flag
The competitive sport of World Cup paraphernalia

Arabs in a pickle jar
Syrian artist Houmam’s work resonates in Beirut

Bringing India to the Beirut Art Fair
A sit down with French curator Fabrice Bousteau

Company bulletin

A game of nuance
Iran reacts to mixed signals from other Gulf states