BEIRUT: International oil companies want the April 10 offshore gas and oil auction to be pushed back at least three months to allow them more time prepare...
BEIRUT: A senior U.S. official advised Lebanon not to drill in disputed waters off its coast until a deal on maritime boundaries is reached, adding that...
BEIRUT: Telecommunications Minister Boutros Harb hopes to make state-owned cellphone networks more efficient by revising the contracts that outsource their...
BEIRUT: A prominent Lebanese banker warned Thursday of grave consequences if the international agencies lower their ratings of Lebanese government securities,...
BEIRUT: Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil is contemplating different types of taxes to finance the revised salary scale, a source at the ministry said...
BEIRUT: Cedrus Invest Bank seems close to acquiring Standard Chartered Bank in Lebanon although both sides are still negotiating the fate of the employees and...
BEIRUT: The April 10 deadline for Lebanon’s offshore gas auction is too soon for bidding oil companies, as experience has shown that firms need two to...
BEIRUT: An improvement in the public finances would encourage rating agencies to reconsider their sovereign outlook on Lebanon and efforts should be more...
BEIRUT: A high-profile delegation visiting Cyprus is seeking to strengthen Lebanese banks’ operations and business involvement in the island country as...
BEIRUT: Two foreign-owned banks seeking to exit the Lebanese market are still negotiating a fair price for their retail businesses as well as guarantees that...
BEIRUT: The new Cabinet must adopt quick and effective reforms immediately after its formation in order to change the negative political atmosphere in the...
BEIRUT: Corruption, high costs and poor infrastructure are prohibiting the growth of the information technology sector in Lebanon, telecom experts said...
BEIRUT: The Basel III requirements and fierce competition are leading to further consolidation in Lebanon’s banking sector, as several foreign-owned...
BEIRUT: Four Lebanese banks are vying to acquire the license and assets of Standard Chartered bank in Lebanon with strong indications that the winner would be...
BEIRUT: Marked by a spate of assassinations, slow economic growth, a higher budget deficit, a dwindling number of tourists and deteriorating security...
BEIRUT: Lebanese bankers said Friday that Lebanon’s sovereign foreign currency downgrade would not have a major impact on the financial sector and financing...
BEIRUT: Some of the ministers refuse to involve the Higher Council for Privatization in certain vital projects in order not to undermine their authority and...
BEIRUT: Lebanese banks are fully complying with United States anti-terrorism-funding regulations and have no intention of repeating the Lebanese-Canadian Bank...
BEIRUT: Widespread corruption at the Customs Department is costing the Treasury more than $400 million in lost revenues each year and has further tarnished...
BEIRUT: Increasing spending and falling revenues continued to take a toll on Lebanon’s state finances, registering a primary deficit of $550 million in...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s industrial exports in 2013 are expected to increase as the country seeks to widen its market share in the Arab world and Africa, the...
BEIRUT: Standard & Poor’s downgrade of three leading Lebanese banks is unlikely to have an impact on the prices of bonds or interest rates, bankers...
BEIRUT: Standard & Poor’s downgrade of Lebanon’s sovereign rating will not have a major impact on the prices of bonds, bankers and economists...
BEIRUT: With the Lebanese government standing by its projection for 2 percent GDP growth in 2013 despite recent downgrades from international organizations,...
BEIRUT: The minimum capital requirement for insurance companies in Lebanon should be raised to at least $10 million to improve the efficiency of the sector...