BEIRUT: Lebanese franchises are increasingly looking to grow their brands beyond Lebanon and the region. But as they do, they face a number of challenges,...
BEIRUT: A Lebanese startup that helps diabetics closely monitor their daily food and medicine intake has been selected for a $50,000 equity investment and...
BEIRUT: The Bootcamp program by the Beirut-based accelerator Alt City has seen a five-fold return on investments of $2 million since its program began three...
BEIRUT: Contests, master classes and tastings are all on the menu this week for one of Lebanon’s most important sectors: food and hospitality. Hundreds...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri opened the 9th ArabNet conference Wednesday with an upbeat speech about the promising future of technology and IT in...
BEIRUT: Traditional development aid isn’t sufficient to meet the needs of most countries, it has long been said, but now action is being taken to move...
BEIRUT: The capital’s major shopping districts are filled with Christmas lights, trees and other sparkly decorations welcoming customers to do their...
BEIRUT: A real estate company is spending three days in Beirut in the hope of attracting Lebanese looking for a second home in the U.K. “This is our...
BEIRUT: With regional turmoil, the government on hold, and a drop in personal wealth and property demand, how can Lebanon recover from its real estate slump?...
BEIRUT: As the sun starts to set, the white headlights and red taillights begin to form unending lines of bumper-to-bumper traffic through the streets, as...
BEIRUT: It might seem unusually early in the game to start talking about how to manage Lebanon’s oil and gas wealth through a national sovereign wealth...
BEIRUT: Much of the progress in Lebanon’s oil and gas sector will be lost unless a new government is formed in the next 240 days, meaning time is of the...
BEIRUT: If we are to take the views of energy experts into consideration, Lebanon may not reap the anticipated benefits from the prospects of gas exploration...
BEIRUT: Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh announced Thursday that Banque du Liban intended to launch its own digital currency. “We understand that...
BEIRUT: Lebanon isn’t the friendliest environment for businesses of any size, particularly new ones getting off the ground. But experts believe that...
BEIRUT: Who takes over the reins? Who should be hired and fired? In what direction should the company go? These are some of the basic questions that most...
BEIRUT: Tighter client budgets, stiffer competition, and a more sophisticated consumer base. All of this has made the advertising industry more difficult than...
BEIRUT: A World Bank delegation visiting Lebanon this week sees the potential for major job development in the north, specifically for women and youths. The...
BEIRUT: A Lebanese startup that tracks customer shopping behavior through close-circuit television will head to Switzerland to compete for $1 million in...
BEIRUT: How can Lebanon improve its transparency for its potential oil and gas sector? As the country continues to lay the groundwork for possible offshore...
BEIRUT: Bitcoin is either the next big thing in finance, a fast-growing bubble that will inevitably burst, or a combination of the two – a new concept...
What is bitcoin? It is a decentralized open-source cryptocurrency (or digital currency) transacted on a peer-to-peer basis.How does it work? It is mainly...
BEIRUT: With more than 300 sunny days a year, eight to nine hours of sunlight a day and with a generally moderate climate, Lebanon is in a good position to...
BEIRUT: Taking the reigns of a family business has long been about maintaining tradition. These days, it is increasingly about innovation and reinventing a...
BEIRUT: With plenty of rainfall, several distinct microclimates that allow for year-round farming, and a renowned healthy cuisine, Lebanon’s agriculture...