When it comes to discussing Lebanon’s role as the Middle East’s creative hub, it is not merely because of one or two reasons, but rather a series of factors that …
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In the past two years, Lebanon’s economic progress has been noticeably erratic, to say the least: after posting promising import and export figures in 2005 ($10 billion and $2 billion, …
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In late January, the organizers of the MENA Cristal awards were thrown into an unenviable position: just days before the five-day-long awards were set to be open in the Lebanese …
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Christian Cappe, CEO of the MENA Cristal Awards, president of the 2C Associés and general director of the Meribel Festival de la Publicité, struggled with local political developments to bring …
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Ikea has more than 250 stores in 34 countries, with over 310 million people visiting the low-cost home products retailer every year. In Britain, according to one estimate, almost twice …
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Going back some 30 years, many Lebanese will recall that their civil war, which began in 1975, was mostly understandable to them through three mediums: newspapers, radio, and the more …
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The politics that have become so divisive on the Lebanese streets have reached the nation’s TV screens, prompting Lebanon’s media council chief Abdel-Hadi Mahfouz to blame certain channels for stoking …
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Lebanese trade patterns are in for further changes in 2007, but it’s not armed conflict that will force alternative trade routes on the country’s many importing merchants and exporting manufacturers. …
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Lebanon is a potentially lucrative market for Islamic banking in view of its diversified community, according to many Lebanese bankers. However, the country still notes a shortage of Islamic financial …
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New seeds for economic growth were engineered last month in Beirut when the European Investment Bank and Byblos Bank Group announced that their collaboration had progressed another step towards establishing …