With the mid-April implementation of the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act (HIFPA), signed into United States law in December 2015, Executive inquires whether Lebanese financial institutions face an increased level…
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Money Laundering
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New legislation in the United States targeting Hezbollah has Lebanese government and banking officials shuttling between Beirut and Washington, not to rush to its defense but to assess the level…
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Merhi Abou Merhi, a Lebanese business tycoon and former board member of IBL Bank, has not been acquitted by federal prosecutors, sources at the United States Department of Justice and…
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The countdown is on, with just a month to go before the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) goes live on July 1. Aimed at curbing tax evasion…
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The four-year build up to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) going live is nearly over, with just eight weeks left until financial institutions have to be compliant. But…
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Economics and Policy Israel shot down a drone on Thursday as it approached the country's northern coast, the military said, with Lebanese group Hezbollah blamed. More from AP Lebanon's…
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Economics and Policy Egypt said its economy will grow by 3.8 percent in the fiscal year starting in July as ministers outlined the 2013-14 budget to parliament Tuesday. More from…
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The UN investigation into the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri has impacted the financial scene. The work of German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis and his team to uncover suspects behind…
