BEIRUT: A leading CNN anchor and expert in emerging markets believes that the U.S. Treasury will probably lift sanctions on Iran in a couple of years and this...
BEIRUT: Lebanese executives based overseas are facing increasingly stringent scrutiny over international bank transfers as Washington adds more rules to...
BEIRUT: The severe economic slowdown and the fierce competition from the sprawling malls have dealt a blow to most stores and businesses across Lebanon, heads...
BEIRUT: Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh called on Lebanese banks to freeze the bank accounts of all the individuals listed by the U.S. Treasury for alleged...
BEIRUT: Washington wants Lebanon and other countries to prohibit Hezbollah from dealing with all international currencies and not only the dollar, a banker...
BEIRUT: The Central Bank has banned the issuance and use of prepaid cards in Lebanon in a move to tighten anti-money laundering and terrorism-funding...
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday urged the Parliament to pass a crucial bill to combat abject poverty in Lebanon, stressing that there is...
BEIRUT: Exiting the real estate market in Lebanon with minimum losses is proving to be a very difficult task for Arab Gulf nationals who were aspiring to make...
BEIRUT: Byblos Bank has initially acquired Banque Pharaon and Chiha for around $91 million, a move expected to further consolidate the bank’s share in...
BEIRUT: Chairman of Credit Libanais Joseph Torbey said Thursday a group of Lebanese and Arab investors have secured $332 million to buy nearly two-thirds of...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s country risk and the presence of Hezbollah prompts U.S and international correspondent banks to carefully verify most financial transactions...
BEIRUT: Lebanon has seen a rise in the reported cases on suspicious money laundering and terrorism financing in 2015, demonstrating the vigilance of the...
BEIRUT: MP Yassin Jaber assured that the Americans are not targeting any sect in Lebanon in the drive to crack down on Hezbollah’s finances, noting that...
BEIRUT: Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and Lebanese bankers dismissed claims that Gulf nationals are withdrawing their deposits from Lebanon in a sign of...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s remittances and capital inflow could fall dramatically if some of the oil-rich Gulf states decide to expel a big number of Lebanese...
BEIRUT: International correspondent banks and depositors will be the first to rejoice following an announcement by a financial watchdog that Lebanon is no...
BEIRUT: The unpopular proposal to raise taxes on gasoline by LL5,000 to reduce the budget deficit has again illustrated the dilemma of the political class...
BEIRUT: Bank Audi’s bold move to diversify income and expand regionally is paying off despite the turmoil in the Middle East and political standoff in...
BEIRUT: The U.S. decision to gradually lift the sanctions on Iran should in theory induce many countries to explore business prospects in this country, which...
BEIRUT: The sharp decline in the price of oil failed to afford struggling Lebanese consumers any kind of reprieve from excessive costs as the country’s...
BEIRUT: Lebanon has no choice but to fully abide by the U.S. financial measures against Hezbollah but the regulators must make sure than this law will not...
BEIRUT: Cedrus Bank is considering local expansion and a major acquisition of a lender to increase its balance sheet and become a major player in the market,...
BEIRUT: Questions are being raised about whether the recent U.S. measures against the finances of Hezbollah will also apply to the party’s ministers and...
BEIRUT: Lebanon is expected to further feel the impact of the growing budget deficits and austerity measures in oil-rich Arab Gulf states in 2016, bankers and...
BEIRUT: The recent U.S. measures against Hezbollah will not dramatically affect its financial capabilities since most of the transactions are not conducted...