Lebanon

Last month, the Lebanese Building Block Equity Fund announced its first investment in a technology firm. The $1 million in funding — which can be increased to $2.4 million —…

American owned airlines have been prohibited from flying to Lebanon since 1985, when kidnappings and hijackings were more common than tourists at Beirut International Airport. But now Delta will become…

Georges Kamal is the CEO of Acres Development, a subsidiary of the retail company Azadea. Earlier this year, Acres launched its first property — Le Mall Sin el Fil —…

Executive had a chance to sit down and discuss with Cesar Aoun, the car group manager for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep in Lebanon, the troubles of the US automakers and…

With the Mediterranean a few feet away, and a table groaning with plates of grilled prawns, it’s hard to picture Oceana beach club as a scene of any duress. Life…

Beirut seems in a building frenzy, and Bourj Hammoud, a suburb east of the city on the other side of the Beirut River, is no exception. Parallel to the highway…

Afew months ago, a Lebanese politician from the parliamentary minority hinted at the possibility of cancelling the Paris III agreements of January 2007, during which some $7.6 billion destined to…

Lebanon is a country of great diversity, which has proved to be its greatest weakness and most powerful asset. Seemingly, Lebanon’s industry reflects this permanent contradiction. Lebanon’s exports are a…

Lebanese banks have long operated in a different category from the real Lebanese economy, with deposits and accounts experiencing year-on-year growth as the country’s general economic outlook was, at best,…

In today’s fast-paced world, Information Technology has become a central element to the smooth running of any business operation. The banking sector, a pivotal industry in Lebanon’s economy boasting $85…