The story of gold in Lebanon is one tainted with war, bloodshed and massive population exodus. According to Boghos Kurdian, president of the Lebanese Syndicate of Goldsmiths and Jewelers, jewelry …
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In spite of the images of conflict and war associated with Lebanon over the last few years, the Land of the Cedars has (again) become one of the region’s party …
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Since the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005, the Lebanese tourism industry has fallen victim to one crisis after the other. This year, as feuding political factions struck …
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For most people, Lebanon is synonymous with shopping and partying galore. However, its Mediterranean atmosphere offers a wide variety of handsome landscapes — unusual when compared to neighboring countries where …
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Lebanese officials are the kings of temporary fixes. For years now government employees have turned a blind eye on infrastructural problems plaguing the country’s various economic sectors. The Lebanese tourism …
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If one thinks about how political unrest might damage the real estate sector in a country and then looks at the demand and price figures in Lebanon, there is a …
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Price increases for the Lebanese real estate market are not expected for the remainder of this year, in fact the buzzwords have become stability and correction. But we must not …
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Should a chicken incubate her eggs for forty years, one would expect her to hatch no less than a golden goose. Similarly, the Central Bank of Lebanon is sitting on …
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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 …
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The $27 million, 6.5 million bottle, Lebanese wine industry is, after nearly half a decade of treading water, entering an exciting new phase of evolution. The change is coming from …
