Company Insights Banque du Liban Banking & Finance Banque du Liban News Analysis Tech Korek Telecom fights $1.65 billion award to partners A Dubai court will next month hear whether it should scrap a $1.65 billion award against an Iraqi telecom operator and its politically connected top shareholder. The long-running dispute underscores the risk that foreign investors face in Iraq, a country devastated by decades of conflict and sanctions and which is among the world’s most corrupt […] January 11, 2024 Opinion Economy GCC can emerge as ‘Middle Powers’ in second Cold War Three factors will enable the GCC to benefit from the fragmentation January 9, 2024 Opinion Sustainability The Middle East needs a bank for climate adaptation Given Mena's high climate risk exposure, the GCC should seize the initiative November 22, 2023 Analysis Banking & Finance Lebanon’s new bank rules offer ‘lollar’ accounts respite The Banque du Liban (BDL), Lebanon’s central bank, has issued a circular limiting fees and commissions that commercial banks can impose on so-called “lollar” accounts. Circular No. 679 prohibits the imposition of commissions that were established after October 31, 2019 on dollar deposits made before September 3, 2019. It also obliges banks to publish their […] October 5, 2023 Opinion Renewable Energy The Gulf is on track to lead global climate tech We need to focus on mitigating the risks and adapting October 3, 2023 Banking & Finance Lebanon to ditch Sayrafa currency exchange platform Lebanon’s cabinet has approved the replacement of the controversial Sayrafa currency exchange platform with a new one run through the Bloomberg trading system. Caretaker Information Minister Ziad Makari gave no indication of a time frame for the replacement when he spoke to reporters this week, saying only that the new platform would come into effect […] September 8, 2023 Opinion Economy With Saudi on side, the Brics can change the world The group gathering for its summit could be the architect and engineer of a different world order August 22, 2023 Opinion Renewable Energy GCC can take centre stage in global energy transition The region is becoming a finance hub for climate and renewable energy July 26, 2023 Opinion Trade The GCC should leverage its power to trade as a bloc Comprehensive, wide-ranging deep FTAs can achieve greater geopolitical stability June 28, 2023 Opinion Economy China-GCC FTA will be a game changer A deal would galvanise Middle Eastern economic transformation May 25, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 4 Next
Analysis Tech Korek Telecom fights $1.65 billion award to partners A Dubai court will next month hear whether it should scrap a $1.65 billion award against an Iraqi telecom operator and its politically connected top shareholder. The long-running dispute underscores the risk that foreign investors face in Iraq, a country devastated by decades of conflict and sanctions and which is among the world’s most corrupt […] January 11, 2024
Opinion Economy GCC can emerge as ‘Middle Powers’ in second Cold War Three factors will enable the GCC to benefit from the fragmentation January 9, 2024
Opinion Sustainability The Middle East needs a bank for climate adaptation Given Mena's high climate risk exposure, the GCC should seize the initiative November 22, 2023
Analysis Banking & Finance Lebanon’s new bank rules offer ‘lollar’ accounts respite The Banque du Liban (BDL), Lebanon’s central bank, has issued a circular limiting fees and commissions that commercial banks can impose on so-called “lollar” accounts. Circular No. 679 prohibits the imposition of commissions that were established after October 31, 2019 on dollar deposits made before September 3, 2019. It also obliges banks to publish their […] October 5, 2023
Opinion Renewable Energy The Gulf is on track to lead global climate tech We need to focus on mitigating the risks and adapting October 3, 2023
Banking & Finance Lebanon to ditch Sayrafa currency exchange platform Lebanon’s cabinet has approved the replacement of the controversial Sayrafa currency exchange platform with a new one run through the Bloomberg trading system. Caretaker Information Minister Ziad Makari gave no indication of a time frame for the replacement when he spoke to reporters this week, saying only that the new platform would come into effect […] September 8, 2023
Opinion Economy With Saudi on side, the Brics can change the world The group gathering for its summit could be the architect and engineer of a different world order August 22, 2023
Opinion Renewable Energy GCC can take centre stage in global energy transition The region is becoming a finance hub for climate and renewable energy July 26, 2023
Opinion Trade The GCC should leverage its power to trade as a bloc Comprehensive, wide-ranging deep FTAs can achieve greater geopolitical stability June 28, 2023
Opinion Economy China-GCC FTA will be a game changer A deal would galvanise Middle Eastern economic transformation May 25, 2023
