finance

It’s been a long, barren fall season for the IPO market in the MENA region. If December is any indication, the drought in the market is expected to carry through …

What do you say to an investor who has just seen a significant chunk of his equity investment drain away this year? “It’s true that the best time to invest …

Established in 1994, Fidus is one of the oldest financial institutions in Lebanon. It acts as a brokerage house subsidiary for Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL). Fidus already …

The year 2008 will forever be remembered for bringing the global financial system to the brink of total collapse. “When I predicted earlier this year that we were facing the …

Inflation was the biggest economic story in the Middle East for 2008, before the global financial system almost completely self-destructed. While inflation was a global problem due to a sharp …

In mid-November, with the US presidential election settled, congressional Democrats tried to push their advantage. They proposed massive government intervention to bail out the ailing American auto industry. Senate Republicans …

The global economy has entered an era of deep and dire straits. All over the world, heads of states and officials are talking about lower economic growth rates than previously …

Egypt is now in its second economic renaissance, which started in 2004. This follows a first renaissance that was shallow and short lived, lasting from 1992 to 1999, and based …

The repercussions of the catastrophic events witnessed during the past few weeks will be felt throughout the globe and in every corner of the financial system. Private equity will be …

As recently as one month ago, some industrialized countries were still hesitating to admit that their economies were heading for a recession. Today the turmoil in financial markets may create …