The alpha bankers had a good year. Profits for 2014 showed surprising strength by growing 9.13 percent year on year to LBP 2.8 trillion ($1.9 billion) for the 14 banks…
Bank of Beirut
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"I’m much happier in Beirut than in London or Sydney or Melbourne. We belong to our roots,” says Salim Sfeir, chairman of Bank of Beirut (BoB), Lebanon’s seventh largest bank.…
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An “American Idol” for entrepreneurs; that’s how the first round of selection for Beirut-based business accelerator Seeqnce could be called. The 436 applicants — ranging from designers, developers to business…
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Fadi Antonios presides over a network of industrial enterprises in the United Arab Emirates and has growing interests in Lebanese real estate. Through his development company, Antonios Projects, he is…
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Salim G. Sfeir has been chairman and general manager of Bank of Beirut since 1993. He spoke with Executive about Bank of Beirut’s plan to open 14 new branches —…
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Bank of Beirut (BoB) took a leap into a new market last month by opening a branch in Oman. BoB is determined to pursue its strategy of growth and expansion…
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Following a very satisfactory 2003 for the country’s major banks, the outlook for the sector in 2004 is guarded but not downcast, said Salim Sfeir, chairman and general manager of…