2006

In our July issue, Executive devoted a special section to the tourism sector in Lebanon. Like the rest of the country, we eagerly anticipated a record season in 2006: the …

During the 1960s and 1970s, Beirut was globally acknowledged as the banking center of the Middle East. Lebanese banks flourished and built up strong franchises by picking up petro-dollar deposits …

While some of the indications of summer tourist activity in Lebanon are encouraging, we must never forget that our economy is structurally weak. The tourist season this summer could well …

As tensions between Iran and the US have subsided somewhat, it may be time to revisit the crude oil market that monopolized so many headlines in recent weeks. While we …

There I was, at Orchid beach in Jiyyeh, when I saw our finance minister eating a salad (perhaps to demonstrate that our ministers stay in shape while putting our country …

Sometimes the simplest ideas work the best. When former winemaker Mario Polegato came up with the concept of a breathable sole whilst walking in the Nevada desert, he hardly imagined …

With a major Italian football scandal ushering in the World Cup in Germany, which begins in just over a week’s time, it is often difficult to remember there is more …

Executive talks to Georges Zard Abou Jaoudé, chairman and general manager of Lebanese Canadian Bank, about the bank’s IPO plans, foreign expansion, capital increases and everything else in between. E …

George Frem, who passed away in May after a valiant battle with illness, will be remembered as an astute businessman, a pioneering Lebanese industrialist, a philanthropist, and a political idealist. …

It hurts to see our politicians ignorant of the history and evolution of this great country that they are supposed to lead. It hurts that because of this ignorance we …