BEIRUT: Middle East Airlines has maintained its profits and good results in 2014 despite the difficult conditions in the country and the regional tension, the...
BEIRUT: An agreement was reached late Monday between Casino du Liban and fired workers to end a strike and pave the way for the reopening of the facility at...
BEIRUT: The improved performance of BLOM’s subsidiaries in the Middle East region has boosted the bank’s net profits in 2014, its chairman said...
BEIRUT: To drill or not to drill. This question is on the lips of energy officials and international oil companies as they watch with frustration Lebanon’s...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese government should consider raising taxes on gasoline to help reduce the budget deficit before international oil prices jump again,...
BEIRUT: U.S.-based NEOS GeoSolutions will conduct an onshore oil and gas survey in Lebanon to complete its data acquisition despite the lack of political will...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Central Bank has ordered banks and financial institutions to raise their provisions on commercial and retail loans, according to Byblos...
BEIRUT: The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon and the Industry Ministry plan to create industrial zones outside the capital and offer incentives for...
BEIRUT: The drop in international oil prices and heavy regulations will slow the growth of Arab banks in 2015, the secretary-general of the Union of Arab...
BEIRUT: Lebanese banks face no threat of any international penalties after the local lenders successfully complied with all anti-money laundering and other...
BEIRUT: Corporate Finance House has merged by acquisition with First National Bank in a bid to increase their market share and attract foreign capital and...
BEIRUT: Economists are projecting around 2 percent GDP growth in Lebanon for 2015, while citing several factors that may push it higher despite long-standing...
BEIRUT: Lebanon will face challenges persuading international oil compaines to bid in the upcoming offshore gas licensing round, despite the Cabinet’s...
BEIRUT: Moody’s downgrading of the long-term deposits of Lebanon’s top three banks will have little impact on their performance, but may diminish...
BEIRUT: The Bank of Beirut, as in the case of most leading banks in Lebanon, is keen to strengthen its presence abroad, most notably in Australia, in a bid to...
BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s claim that Israel is siphoning off gas from one of Lebanon’s offshore reserves has underlined the...
BEIRUT: There is no threat to Lebanon’s banking secrecy, despite the mounting pressure from the international community to disclose the accounts of...
BEIRUT: Energy Minister Arthur Nazarian revealed Tuesday that the Finance Ministry released outstanding payments to a Danish company building two electricity...
BEIRUT: All 2-D seismic onshore surveys for gas and oil in Lebanon have been halted until the government launches the licensing round for oil and gas...
BEIRUT: The chairman and developer of the $1 billion Beit Misk residential project is determined to complete the remaining phases of the commercial plan...
BEIRUT: Some of the Lebanese financial institutions that operate outside of the proper legal framework may be targeted by the United States unless they...
BEIRUT: Profits of Lebanese insurance companies are expected to fall by 20 percent at least in 2014, due to the rising number of car accidents and fierce...
BEIRUT: BLOM, one of the largest banks in Lebanon, is eying the Gulf states and Iraq, but it is also cementing its presence in some of the other states in the...
BEIRUT: ZR Holding has agreed to buy an 80-percent stake in Banque Pharaon & Chiha for close to $90 million, pending final approval from the Central Bank....
BEIRUT: Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh voiced his full support Tuesday for bank consolidation in Lebanon, provided that there were no mergers or...