November 2005
Editorial
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Q&A Daniel Kaufmann
World ban institute director spoke to EXECUTIVE about ways to enhance good governance in Lebanon
Companies & Strategies
Ready for take-off
Billed as the Middle East's first online travel agency,uflyonline.com has plans to ride high on an increased demand for e-thicketing in the region
Slipping through our fingers
Lebanon continues to grossly mismanage and pollute its much-coveted water resources
Features
Case Study
Lebanon's Telecom Adventurers
EXECUTIVE reviews the history,strengths and weaknesses of investcom in the wake of its recent IPO
Who's who at Lebanon's investcom
EXECUTIVE profiles the three pillars of the Investcom empire
Who lost out
Investcom's IPO has left Lebanon's investment community feeling sidelined and surly
What went wrong at Investcom's IPO
The share offering has left a number of GCC investors angry and empty handed
Q&A Azmi Mikati
The CEO of investcom defends his company's actions in the face of allegations of corporate irregularities during the recent IPO and outlines future direction and ambitions
Economy & Finance
Open for trading: The DIFX takes off
The launch of the Dubai International Financial Exchange has opened the floodgates for foreign and Arab investment in the region
What Lebanon can learn from the turkish experience
In the space of just five years,Turkey has hauled itself from the ashes of financial collapse by restructuring its economy and public sector.If only Lebanon would follow suit
Protecting the integrity of banks
Lebanon has retained its banking secrecy laws whilst adopting new measures to fight money laundering
Q&A Andy Kemp
Levant oil international executive on opening new gas stations and negotiating Lebanon's energy sector
Money matters
Capitalist Culture
