2006

We have mentioned over the last six months, that the Gulf markets, and in particular the Saudi stock market had gotten ahead of itself. The metrics we used were always …

When implemented sometime during 2008, the Basel II Capital Accord will demonstrate that the entire Lebanese banking sector will be in need of extra capital to cover up the underlying …

Even for the most extra-ordinary skier, neither acumen nor experience can prepare oneself for the mortal threat of an avalanche. Philippe Jabre learnt this last year. In February 2005, Jabre, …

We business journalists are often invited to dinners and lunches along with many heads of private sector companies. Without fail, we are asked about the outlook for the economy, as …

When it comes to PDAs I am a virgin user. So far, they held little attraction. I am a minimalist kind of guy I suppose. For me a cell phone …

There has been a lot of hype surrounding the Vertu mobile phone, arguably the ultimate in personal communication. The phone also comes with what it calls a Concierge service, an …

Over the last couple of years the MENA and GCC markets have started to push for more diversity in their financial activities. Securitisation has emerged as a catalyst and is …

Zafer Chaoui was appointed Chairman of the board of Château Ksara in 1991. During his tenure, the country’s oldest winery has gone from lame duck to Lebanon’s market leader both …

In the Lebanese economy, trade houses and regional distribution ventures have long resided at the nexus of business success. And while at first it may look unassuming, the import and …

Back in September 2005, this magazine published an article about the possibility of holding a donors’ conference in Beirut in December 2005. In the same article, the magazine expressed serious …