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OCTOBER 2013

by reeda

 

EDITORIAL





FEATURE



Routes out of crisis
How the Lebanese logistics sector is handling – sometimes thriving from – trouble in Syria






Racing down the virtual aisles
New online portals may help boost Lebanon’s e-commerce






Doctors go digital
Online medical consultations launch in lebanon




SPECIAL REPORT: OIL & GAS



Dripping away
How political bickering is endangering Lebanon’s oil and gas future






A looming shadow
Serious concerns over transparency in Lebanon’s oil and gas process






Educating the oil and gas generation
How universities are preparing to train Lebanon’s oil sector






‘We are being open and transparent’
Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister Gebran Bassil answers oil and gas critics






‘Oil and gas could make Lebanon worse’
Without good management, corruption will increase, leading expert warns




SPECIAL REPORT: INDUSTRY



Industry’s surprising success
Lebanese industrialists have endured a tough time of late but other sectors have it worse






Lebanese industry’s coping strategies
Innovative Lebanese industrialists are showing that adaptation strategies are as varied as ever






Neemat Frem: ‘Lebanon’s first industrial park is nearly ready’
President of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists and CEO of INDEVCO Group






‘Industrialists have given up on the government’ – Sarraf
Chairman of Malia Group and former head of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists




BANKING & FINANCE



Engineering exclusivity
The Arab supercar gets ready to launch






Understanding Lebanon’s first online tax payment gateway
Credit Libanais’ Alain Hakim explains the system




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT



Making the most of a bad market
How to buck the trend in real estate




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Cultivating a fortune
Lebanese agricultural traders GLB move into alfalfa production in Sudan




HOSPITALITY & RETAIL



Creative endeavour
Lebanon’s art galleries adapting to compete with Gulf’s financial muscle






An ode to civil turmoil
Archiving Syria's most painful era






Behind Lebanon’s newest film
The making of Ghadi – a tale of a Lebanese boy with Down syndrome






The necessity of decadence
Hard times haven’t stopped the rise of the new 5-star Lancaster Plaza hotel






A classy indulgence
Gilt, Lebanon’s freshest restaurant and bar, caters for a sophisticated crowd




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



A date with the great Satan
US and Iran take tentative steps towards new relations




OTCTOBER 2013