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SEPTEMBER 2014

by reeda

SEPTEMBER 2014

 

EDITORIAL





LEADERS



Heads in the sand
No one knows just how bad the shortage really is






Speak up
Lebanon’s business leaders need to get more political






Laying the foundation
Lebanon must empower its Capital Markets Authority




ECONOMICS & POLICY



Less blue, more gold
Unlicensed water distributors are profiteering from a gap of unknown size






Hands off!
Youth leaders are looking to move the oil and gas sector forward






A strategy on hold
Delays are hampering efforts to reduce investment risk in Lebanon’s offshore






Calling out corruption
New initiatives offer a fleeting hope of cleaner government




SPECIAL REPORT: WEALTH MANAGEMENT



Money magnets
Lebanon’s wealth management business is small, but private banks want to change that






Feeling our presence
Roula Habis on managing wealth in the Middle East


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Lebanon's capital markets
The country is taking small steps forward bigger markets










Don’t ask for too much
Banque Libano-Française aims to compete with quality service, not high returns






The international edge
Players such as Crédit Agricole have an advantage in Beirut






Growing more detailed
Private banking in the GCC is diversifying


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BUSINESS



Strength in numbers
Hospitality clusters are on the rise






Taking the streets of Beirut
Taxi booking apps Uber and Careem roll out in Lebanon’s capital






Pay what you want
A new Beirut restaurant combines cuisine and psychology






Bringing Damascus to Beirut
More Syrian-themed restaurants are opening their doors in Lebanon






Raising capital, the human kind
Lebanon’s EMBA programs are growing, but no one knows what value they add






Seeing is believing
The most memorable content is communicated visually


and and


REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT



No project, but no public
Raouche’s coast will not be developed … yet




SOCIETY



Single and ready to…
It is time to stop ‘single shaming’




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



A promising start
In his first year in office, Rouhani stares down the fundamentalists