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As Middle Eastern and African economies witness a period of unprecedented economic development that is fuelling governmental and consumer spending, the telecom industry presents investors with a unique opportunity to …

Water, transportation, energy and telecommunications infrastructures are essential building blocks of a nation. Infrastructure plays a vital role in supporting a high standard of living and facilitating trade, thereby extending …

In recent years, the Lebanese banking sector has been breaking records time and time again. Within the first nine months of 2008, Lebanese banks saw an astounding $7.8 billion increase …

It’s that time of year again, but this time the party hats and horns are being distributed with a bit more caution than in previous years. Depending on who you …

Over the past several years, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have come a long way towards developing their telecommunications sectors. The region’s telecommunications players have …

Over the last 1,000 days India has been trying to get its nuclear status green-lighted by the United States despite not being a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or …

The largest food company in the United States and the second largest worldwide, Kraft Foods, has become not only a common household name, but also synonymous with success in the …

With the 2009 Lebanese parliamentary elections on everyone’s mind and the US presidential campaign in its final stretch, one cannot stop but wonder how far we still are in the …

The leader in Middle Eastern primary market action in August came — as has been the case for several other months of this year — from Saudi Arabia. The initial …

The July 2008 issue of this magazine was dedicated to “Luxury Economics,” focusing on the “Middle East’s appetite for surprising, exotic and authentic experiences.” A separate article in the same …