finance

The ingredients for creating a successful technology hub in Lebanon are on the table: ambitious entrepreneurs, power hungry venture capitalists and enthusiastic accelerators and incubators. Along with this growing ecosystem, …

With the macroeconomic blues still singing in the headlines, the prospect of earning big returns through conventional market investments — such as buying stocks, bonds or trading foreign currency — …

The cataclysmic crash in global financial markets in 2008 was a smack in the face with a wet fish for both bankers and investors alike. A new reality emerged in …

  Finding the answer to the euro/dollar exchange rate equation is like evaluating two sides of the same coin. The question is, which one will land face up, and when? …

Christos Papadopoulos has been six months on the job as regional chief executive officer for the Middle East and North Africa at Standard Chartered. He recently sat down with Executive …

  When Beirut’s wealth managers talk about the financial crisis, their language is decidedly emotional. They speak of the “support” they gave their clients as they watched their portfolios crumble. …

Here’s a story you may recognize. Ten years ago, two young Jordanian entrepreneurs founded an internet services company to foster an online community through which Arabic speakers could access and …

Stefan Keitel is managing director and global chief investment officer at Credit Suisse. He recently sat down with Executive to discuss how to best cash in on today’s investment trends, …

During the civil war, when the residents of Lebanon would give directions, they could always rely on one landmark from which to guide visitors to their homes — the mountain …

Despite the financial downturn of the last few years, there is still plenty of money in the world looking for a home to call its own. Perhaps understandably, many investors …