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OCTOBER 2012

by reeda

OCTOBER 2012

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



The Resistance goes on
President’s plan to integrate Hezbollah into the army outnumbered, outgunned






Buy Lebanese, please
Government needs to take its own advice






Girls for sale
A new ‘commodity’ emerges from Syria’s civil war






A cash cow of suffering
Amman leverages Syrian refugee plight for $700 million






When best friends stray
Unclear whether the Obama-Netanyahu rift is symptomatic of a greater divide






Admitting it hurts
Relenting to reality, Tehran tells the toll of sanctions






Finally, a shred of hope
New president dismantling Yemen’s old patronage networks




FEATURE



Syria’s workhorse dies with ALEPPO
It could only stay out of the fire for so long. the largest city and economic pulse of the country is now fully part of the war. EXECUTIVE reports from the heart of the conflict.






Death from above
The human cost of airstrikes on Aleppo




SPECIAL REPORT: INDUSTRY



Keeping alight the spark
Lebanese industry battens down for tougher times






Round-about routes
Distributors take to the seas as overland gets more risky






Outside the box
Staying productive in tough times






Q&A: Neemat Frem
Association of Lebanese industrialists








BANKING & FINANCE







Default on the horizon?
Outstanding private loans in a cold economy






Q&A: Mohammad Choucair
President of the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (CCIA) of Beirut and Mount Lebanon discusses the country’s woes






Q&A: Paul Donovan
Global Economist at UBS






Unemployment in Lebanon
Lack of skills or lack of skilled jobs?






MENA stock tips, October 2012
Regional investment experts give tips on where to put your capital






Financial quotes of the month
Words from the world’s movers and shakers




ECONOMICS & POLICY







Executive Insight: Price wars
Avoid them if you can, win them if you can’t




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT







Fractured but not fretting
Property brokers fear little in foul times






Q&A: Ziad el-Chaar
General manager of Damac Properties discusses Beirut’s newest high-end comples




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Starved for business
Hospitality sector struggling with shortfall of tourists






Retail and the economic crisis
The Shops feel the pinch of political turmoil






Nicolas Chammas under the cosh
Head of the Lebanese Traders Association discusses the economy’s woes






Junkyard tapas
Deliberately unpolished dining in Mar Mkhayel






House of Stone
Late writer reconnected with his roots




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



Little cause for optimism
New poll reveals state of M.E.N.A. mistrust for United States