NOVEMBER 2013
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Erbil booms despite blasts
Planned opening of new bourse in Iraqi Kurdistan signals emerging prosperity
Riad Al-Khouri
FEATURE
SPECIAL REPORT: SECURITY INDUSTRY
Reviewing the armor
The must-have security products to protect your family and company
Thomas Schellen
ECONOMICS & POLICY
The rise of chronic diseases in GCC
Increase in prosperity have brought about a new set of health problems
Gabriel Chahine , Jad Bitar , Pierre Assouad and Samer Abi Chaker
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPEMENT
SPECIAL REPORT: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Growing pains
Supporting a new generation of Lebanese entrepreneurs is a complex business
Livia Murray
Meeting in the middle
Entrepreneurs and investors need to compromise in order to create more dynamic investments in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Executive Editors
Entrepreneurship: Challenges across the region
How seeds of success are being sown all over the Middle East
Livia Murray
‘The start-up world is now flat’
Jonathan Ortmans, president of Global Entrepreneurship Week, on supporting growth
Livia Murray
COMPANIES & STRATEGIES
Vodka – Lebanese style
Polish made, but with Lebanese water, J2 Vodka aims to impact growing market
Nabila Rahhal
HOSPITALITY & RETAIL
A home away from home
Staybridge Suties, luxury long-term stay hotel chain, opens in Lebanon
Nabila Rahhal
Celebrity endorsement – a brand’s boon or bane?
Backing of superstar is a double-edged sword
Line Tabet , Zeina Loutfi and Ramsay G. Najjar
CONSUMER SOCIETY
Animating success
Lebanon’s talented animators are struggling to create an industry
Nathalie Rosa Bucher
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
The fading of Syrian humanity
Rights abuses on all sides strengthen the need for sanctions
Lama Fakih