JUNE 2010

Tomorrow’s zeal

Israel’s parting shot
A personal tragedy on the final day of Israel's occupationhttps://www.executive-magazine.com/opinion/comment/a-nile-of-denial

A Nile of denial
Egypt bristles as its up-river neighbors go against the flow

Ill placed pride
The elections may be over, but true democracy still eludes Iraq

Deadly dithering in Yemen
Refugees face starvation as Western powers procrastinate

Sex, lies and politics
There may be more to Turkey

Time to lay new tracks
Railways are a need, not an option for the Middle East

Derision of democracy
Municipal polls leave Lebanese votes yearning for reform

Bred to kill
The business of a brutal bloodsport

A new American intervention
Democracy development drawn down in business building boost

Kenneth Morse
Middle Eastern business leaders of tomorrow need the support of forward-thinking governments to achieve their full potential

Partnership for prosperity
US leadership holds the key to regional reform and economic growth

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Riad Salameh
The godfather of Lebanon’s banking sector talks lira lending, making mergers and ratings rises

A view from the vault
The luminaries of Lebanon’s banks talk up the year so far and future forays

Banking with a stacked deck
The economic implications of going all-in on Lebanon’s banks

Marwan Barakat
Dipping into the vast reserve could ease debt principle without knocking confidence

Money matters bulletin

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Eating away at the edges
Foreign ownership's unchecked appetite for local land

Q&A – Mark Sleiman
Creative Solution For Housing

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How peace pays
South Lebanon cashes in on an anything-but-interim UNIFIL

Deals by the dozen
Foreign investors tuck into the regional M&A market

Eastern expansion
The time to take advantage of the Middle East

Regional equity markets
An overview of May’s stock market trends

The world isn’t sinking
Investors breathe a sigh of relief as Dubai World announces debt restructure

The Struggle for Arab Independence
Riad el-Solh still turns pages 59 years on

Title take-back for the hummus heavyweight
Lebanon’s 10-ton left hook knocks Israel’s record out of the ring

Football and politics: fair play?
Football needs to be kept open to all, not to a few

Company bulletin

Free market football
There’s a lesson from sports as Europe’s financial field turns decidedly rocky