SEPTEMBER 2009

Time to boycott failure

Phoenicia‘s forgotten treasures
A trip with a renowned archeologist uncovers the Lebanon

Serve but don’t swim
The racist policies of Lebanon

Obama’s healthcare woes
Obama caught between healthcare reform and lofty expectations

An embargo that shouldn’t fly
Western sanctions on civilian aircraft a safety threat that has proved deadly for Iran

The Arab trading bloc
Inter-Arab Trade set to increase in the wake of the global downturn

Front-office self-assessment is good for the firm
The difference between being a good leader and thinking you are one

Those who lead and those who follow
The role of communication in the making of a successful leader

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GCC – The Saad-Algosaibi disaster
Lack of transparency in Saudi firms

Bank of Beirut – Salim G. Sfeir (Q&A)
The chairman and general manager talks about plans to expand

Money Matters by BLOMINVEST Bank

The Arab boycott of Israel
...a wall full of holes

Surgery and sunshine
Medical tourists go under the knife, then off to the beach

Hand on the pump
Kingdom’s oil policy set to shift with changing global dynamics

Losing power
Electricity production drops, demand increases and infrastructure ages

Car leasing shifts gears
Financing instrument gains ground in the auto market

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Lebanon – Home on a mountain
A look at the BeitMisk residential development

Lebanon – Sama Beirut
The pros and cons of Beirut

UAE – Investors vs. developers
Property market reeling from lack of trust and a rush of litigation

McLaren – Ian Gorsuch (Q&A)
Regional director for the Middle East and Africa

Crepaway – Claude Thoumy (Q&A)
Founding partner, chairman and general manager

The big broadband JOKE
Why Lebanon’s Internet sprints at a snail’s pace

The telecommunications divide
Middle Eastern governments boost Internet and communications technology spending but red tape hampers development in the sector

Sami al-Basheer al-Morshid (Q&A)
Director of the Telecommunications Development Bureau at the International Telecommunications Union

The next generation of business applications
The next generation of business applications

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Orbital ambitions
Emirate invests in Virgin Galactic’s private spaceliner dream

Food security – Harvesting another’s crop
Wealthy Arab governments and funds buy up land in poor nations

Nabil Sawabini (Q&A)
A chat with the chairman and chief executive officer

IPO Watch – A Saudi solo
Kingdom's market nearly the only one moving

Regional equity markets
A look at Arab world indices for August

Rami Makhzoumi (Q&A)
President & CEO of Future Pipe Industries Group in the UAE

Company bulletin

Lebanon – A state of patronage
Only path to economic progress is to circumvent the system