Lebanon's 2010 growth could hit 8 percent - Finance Ministry Daily Star Lebanon | Hassan: Government to go ahead with privatization plans | Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | - Powered by | Yara Bayoumy | Reuters | BEIRUT: Lebanon could raise its economic growth forecast for 2010 to as high as 8 percent if structural reforms and long-stalled privatization plans are implemented, Financ...
Lebanon posts highest growth rate in 2009 tourist arrivals Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Preliminary figures issued by the UN World Tourism Organization indicate that Lebanon posted the highest growth rate in tourist arrivals in the world during 2009 with a 39 percent increase from the previous year, as reported by...
Lebanon has 11th widest spread in emerging markets on Credit Default Swaps Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The spread on five-year Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Lebanon reached 257 basis points at the end of February, compared to spreads of 270 bps for emerging markets and to 234 bp...
$6 billion potential if water sector better managed - Salameh Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The spending of Lebanese citizens on water constitutes 1 percent of the national income, equivalent to $306 million, and has the ability to increase with the growth in GDP, said...
Hassan mulls options to manage deficit Daily Star Lebanon | Source says Finance Minister has not yet included new taxes in 2010 draft budget | By Osama Habib | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Unconfirmed reports that the Finance Ministry intends to raise the Value Added T...
Lebanon ranks 82nd globally on ICT Development Index Daily Star Lebanon | Country in 9th place among 19 Arab countries measured | By The Daily Star | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The International Telecommunication Union’s 2010 Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index in...
Harb calls for new education policy to train Arab labor force Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Labor Minister Boutros Harb called for a new education policy in the Arab world to combat unemployment in the region. | Harb, who was speaking at an Arab Labor Conference in Manama...
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Recently reviewed Toledo Blade Summaries of recently reviewed area restaurants, in the order in which they were reviewed, with the most recent at the top. | •Skillet Delights Cafe, 1007 South McCord Rd., H...
Rymco launches 'lease-to-own' scheme in Lebanon Daily Star Lebanon | Daily Star staff | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Rasamny-Younis Motor Company SAL. today launched the first “lease-to-own” program in Lebanon....
Moody’s projects Mideast economic growth in 2010 Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Friday, March 05, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Moody’s Investor Service issued a report named “Middle East Sovereign Outlook: 2010” in which it noted that 2010 would be a year of economic recovery for the Midd...
Minister determined to overhaul Lebanese agricultural sector Daily Star Lebanon | Hassan eager to boost production, tap new markets | By The Daily Star | Thursday, March 04, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Agriculture Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan voiced support Wednesday for exports, reserving the Export Plus program, and calli...
Lebanon's 2010 growth could hit 8 percent - Finance Ministry Daily Star Lebanon | Hassan: Government to go ahead with privatization plans | Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | - Powered by | Yara Bayoumy | Reuters | BEIRUT: Lebanon could raise its economic growth forecast for 2010 to as high as 8 percent if structural reforms and long-s...
Lebanon posts highest growth rate in 2009 tourist arrivals Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Preliminary figures issued by the UN World Tourism Organization indicate that Lebanon posted the highest growth rate in tourist arrivals in the world during 2009 with a 39 percent increase from the previous year, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of th...