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May 2017

MAY 2017

 

EDITORIAL





LEADERS



Don’t sweat the details
Things are moving, but too often behind closed doors




COVER STORY



Self absorbed
Time to get back on a horse




SPECIAL REPORT OIL & GAS



Into the blue
Lebanon’s oil & gas sector nearly open for business






Troubled waters
Lebanon seeks to join its neighbors in oil & gas exploration






Russian expansionism
Moscow’s interest in East Med gas resources






Investment expectations
What would oil & gas mean for Lebanon? Hard to predict






Maximizing oil & gas potential
Lebanese Petroleum Administration plans ahead


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Transparency cookies are in the oven
Lebanon takes step towards clean oil & gas sector




ECONOMICS AND POLICY



Full of gas
A lot of talk but little detail on plan to tackle electricity shortage






Unleash the speed
Ogero flips a switch and local internet transforms








BANKING & FINANCE



Q&A with Makram Azar
Chairman of banking EMEA and chairman of Barclays Bank PLC




HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM



And the livin’ is easy
Lebanese travel agents talk summer destinations






Le Gray grows
Expansion opens doors to untapped market segments




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Visions of community
Translating passion into a career




BOOK REVIEW





LAST WORD



Rethinking the world
Lebanon redefined