SEPTEMBER 2010

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Where to draw the line
The murky idiosyncracies of Lebanon's Blue Line lead to deadly consequences

India opens up to Iran
Energy hungry New Delhi courts Tehran's abundant oil and gas supplies

What lies beneath
Despite the recent catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, the MENA looks to deep water drilling

Withering fields of green
How climate change threatens our crops

A cruel, hot summer
Russian wildfires set world wheat prices ablaze

Stability through sustenance
Russia’s grain export ban highlights Egypt’s vulnerability

NO WATER for the FLAMES
The odds stack up against a rapidly failing state

Tarek Mitri
Lebanon’s press legislation heads for a shake up

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No change at the top
Bank Audi defends its title after first half of 2010

Goodbye to great rates
The sun sets on the golden age for Lebanese lira deposits

It pays to shop around
Lebanese Lira deposit rates 101

Return of the Egyptian giant
EFG-Hermes buys into Credit Libanais

Q&A with Muwaffak Bibi
Citi Private Bank's regional head on high rolling savers

Money matters bulletin

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Tradition in trouble
Tower blocks threaten yet another of Beirut's historic haunts

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Still waiting
New labor law changes little for Palestinian refugees

A new alliance?
Progress looks possible in infrastructure partnerships in Lebanon

Quality over quantity
Fewer mergers bring in bigger bucks

Executive Insight Booz & co.
Making the most of the region's reborn investment market

Regional equity markets
An overview of August’s stock market trends

A new venture for capital
The prospectors of investment look for Lebanon

The East Moves West
A book by Geoffrey Kemp

Putting the ‘sport‘ back into SUV
Sleek new Cayenne marks a return to form for Porsche

Cash Stash
A historic hoard of Lebanese lira bank notes

Risk it
Lebanon throws caution to the wind and invests in luxurious splendour

Company bulletin

Summer of the stifling state
Squashing BlackBerries leaves a dark smear on Lebanon