The global disaster count was going so well. Throughout the first 10 months of 2012, the financial tally of natural catastrophes for international reinsurers and insurers was a fraction of …
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The Lebanese proverb probably most apt for doing a good business deal roughly translates as follows: Always give your bread to the baker, even if he eats half of it. …
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Famed in the region as a holiday reprieve and named one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit by the New York Times in 2010 — the …
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Lebanon’s economy is dominated by banking, services, tourism and real estate, but there are scores of firms working in the productive sectors that are fighting to hold their own in …
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The Lebanese banking sector has been tested against internal and external shocks many times through recent decades, and it has been tested yet again this year. The sector still enjoys …
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It can be daunting to be an entrepreneur in Lebanon. A lack of solid infrastructure, slow Internet and a lack of proper legal structures put significant pressure on the …
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Buffeted by crises at home and abroad, the Lebanese economy stuttered in 2012 and closed the year unsteadily. Many laws currently stuck in the processes of government could possibly bolster …
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The public sector’s support for entrepreneurship in Lebanon has largely been timid. One public institution that is trying to be active and encourage the country’s enterprising youth is Banque du …
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It has been a year most car dealerships would not like to see repeated. The economic downturn, inflation, high gas prices and political uncertainty have taken their toll on sales, …
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With the latest cycle of real estate activity, a new generation of developers has sprung up. Some of them have come to the excavation sites with approaches that could be …