Global markets that began to rally in mid-November in anticipation of a resolution to the United States’ “fiscal cliff” are now making investors edgy, with major economies still shaky. This …
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Economics After months of political wrangling, passage of Iraq's $118 billion budget still hangs on the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region's insistence that the government allocate $3.5 billion to pay oil companies …
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Let’s be honest about it: policy politics in Lebanon was already all but non-existent. Whether politicians had the desire or the wherewithal to deliver policies that addressed fundamental issues — …
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati appears to be all out of options. Between thousands of public sector workers on strike for better pay and economists that warn of the dangers …
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Earlier this week, the US Ambassador to Lebanon gave a speech at Beirut’s Lebanese American University in which she made an explicit appeal to the government to make a move …
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Economics Oil extended losses for a second session on Thursday, with Brent slipping toward US$115 a barrel after market rumours that a hedge fund was forced to liquidate substantial commodity …
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By the third page of Jonathan Marshall’s new book, “The Lebanese Connection: Corruption, Civil War and the International Drug Traffic”, anyone who knows Lebanon can see why the book may …
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Economics Gold rebounded from a six-month low on Monday as bargain hunters resurfaced and jewellers in China returned to the physical market after the Lunar New Year holiday, but a …
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As Lebanon’s entrepreneurial spirit continues to gather momentum despite the country’s dire economic conditions, several young and hungry entrepreneurs have rolled up their sleeves and set up shop online. Executive …
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Lebanon will launch a tender to run its two state-owned mobile phone operators, currently managed by Kuwait’s Zain and Egypt’s OTMT, as part of a plan to revamp the telecoms …