MAY 2009
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS
Information security a key component of corporate strategy
Information security priorities
Waddah Salah
LEVANT
Economics – After the vote
What happens to foreign aid and financing if the opposition wins?
Executive Staff
Campaign priorities – The Grand Serail’s to-do list
Businessmen, academics and civil society leaders speak their mind
Executive Staff
Return of the tourist
The Lebanese allure is back, drawing travelers from far and wide
Executive Staff
Built by foreign hands
Non-Lebanese an integral part of the country’s workforce and economy
Executive Staff
A curious sort of bank
Damascus and Tehran create a new financial institution with no apparent purpose
Executive Staff
Billions in bonds rolled
Beirut carries out largest debt exchange ever outside the United States
Executive Staff
Banks’ secrets in the safe
International transparency reforms no threat to Lebanese accounts
Executive Staff
SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP: YOUNG ARAB LEADERS
Creators of a better tomorrow
Arab professionals give back to their societies by investing in the region’s youth
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Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman
Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre and chairman of Young Arab Leaders
Executive Staff
Assem O. Kabesh
Member of the board of the Dubai International Financial Centre and CEO of Young Arab Leaders
Executive Staff
Emile Khoury - Q&A
Chairman and CEO of Virgin Megastore in Lebanon & managing director of CIEL
Executive Staff
GCC
Putting action into words
Beyond just talk, empowered professionals are making a real difference
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Defining Islamic products
Huge market potential checked by lack of standardized guidelines
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NORTH AFRICA
Iran’s Maghreb reception
Tehran welcomed in Mauritania while getting the cold shoulder in Morocco
Executive Staff
Investment’s third season
Bouteflika’s re-election gives economic reforms new fertilizer
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An economy less fueled
Fallen oil and commodity prices drain 2009 revenue projections
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CONSUMER SOCIETY
BANKING & FINANCE
The financial crisis – Banked with optimism
In a gloomy economy, one banker sees bluer skies ahead
Executive Staff