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Real estate, long perceived in Lebanon as a long-term investment which would allow reaping profits in an economy of services, was in addition seen as an attractive investment due to…

Seven years ago Leila (a pseudonym) and her husband began their life together. Like most couples in Lebanon, they felt pressured to purchase a home right away instead of renting,…

Finance is a complicated topic to understand. The jargon and math don’t help. Top employees of Lebanese lending institutions have admitted to Executive that even some bankers cannot define an…

The complications posed by the refugee crisis and stagnant legislature found Lebanon’s public finances in troubled waters. There have, however, been some positive developments. The Ministry of Finance has again…

Lebanon’s hospitality and tourism industry is in crisis management mode when it comes to dealing with its finances. As the number of tourists visiting the country has steadily declined, down…

The steady decrease in Kafalat loans, which dropped by 17.2 percent in the first 10 months of the year compared to the same period of time in 2012 is likely…

In a gloomy economic climate, new car sales increased just 1.76 percent in the first nine months of the year on 2012, compared to 7.37 percent reported last September on…

Want to take out a loan to open a small workshop in your village? Without owning a piece of land that could be used as collateral, banks would pass on…

Lebanon’s industrialists have a cordial, even respectful, relationship with the nation’s bankers, but they could never be considered bosom buddies. Not only have trade, tourism and real estate had an…