Lebanon economy

Lebanon was considered for a long time “the window of the Middle East,” and that was built on the principle of individual, economic and cultural freedom, as well as freedom…

In periods of economic uncertainties, people look for safe havens to preserve the value of their money and assets, and the choices of investors during the current global and local…

Seen in isolation, the situation of Lebanon at the onset of 2022 is that of a country which is still in the depths of a mindboggling crisis. The national crisis…

The Industrial sector in Lebanon is a major contributor to the Lebanese economy by employing a large number of workers, and by being the largest source of hard currency to…

At the start of 2014, Lebanon faces two existential crises so severe that they threaten the very functioning of the state. The first is an onslaught against internal peace and…

The fortunes of Beirut’s Phoenicia InterContinental are a chronicle of the ups and downs that Lebanon has experienced since the hotel’s construction in the 1950s. Shuttered during the civil war,…

In the past five years, Lebanon has attracted an average of $4.5 billion per year in foreign direct investments (FDI). But as the uncertain political environment causes FDI levels to…

Economy Gold traded steady above US$1,700 an ounce on Monday, as a drop in the US unemployment rate did little to dampen the outlook for easy monetary policy, which is…

Economics Lebanon’s economy performed poorly in the first three quarters of 2012, but the year should still end with positive growth, according to Bank Audi’s quarterly Economic Report. More from…

As far as allegories to dance movements go, the Paris III conference was a grand ballet. President Jacques Chirac pirouetted as leading man and the 37 assembled nations and multilateral…