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Economics and Policy Moody’s Investors Service Tuesday warned it could cut Lebanon’s government bond rating over potential spillover effects from Syria’s civil war, including suppressed growth and political instability. More …

When Lebanon’s central bank announced a stimulus package in January, it was largely welcomed. But for the critics the main concern was inflation — more money in the economy would …

Economics and Policy Occupancy at Beirut hotels declined 10 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as room yields dropped 35 percent, Ernst & Young’s monthly survey of the MENA …

Economics and Policy The economic devastation of Syria’s war could drive the economies of neighboring Lebanon and Jordan into reverse, Syria’s former deputy prime minister has said. More from The …

To discuss the state of telecommunications in Lebanon, Executive sat down with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Chairman and Chief Executive Imad Hoballah. He also serves as president of the Pan …

Economics and Policy MP Mohammed Qabbani, the head of Lebanon's parliamentary committee on energy, has accused caretaker energy minister Gebran Bassil over the stoppage of the Fatmagül electricity barge. More …

Where else can I renew my Lebanese passport, pay my cellphone bills, pay that parking ticket from the time I was late to a meeting, and send my brother in …

In the midst of all the chatter around Lebanon’s new potential oil and gas reserves offshore, an art exhibition in Karantina’s Sfeir-Semler Gallery reminds us of an era when Lebanon …

The deterioration of security along Lebanon’s northern border from Arida on the Mediterranean to Masharih Al Qaa in the east presents the Lebanese army with an insurmountable challenge. The western …

Economics and Policy Lebanon’s budget deficit decreased to LL27 billion ($18 million) in January 2013 or 1.71 percent of expenditures compared to LL265 billion ($176 million) or 14.94 percent of …