by Charbel Lebbos | Jun 27, 2022 | Arab Economy, Arab News
Israeli officials have met a US envoy to discuss the disputed maritime border with Lebanon after his visit to the country last week. Israel’s Energy Ministry released a statement, which said: “The team heard an update from the mediator’s visit to...
by Charbel Lebbos | Jun 24, 2022 | Arab Economy
Two Lebanese bankers have spoken of their reservations about the country’s IMF-backed financial recovery plan. They told The National that while the plan is “the only solution to help restore governance,” they want the state to cover more of the $63 billion gap...
by Charbel Lebbos | Jun 22, 2022 | Arab Economy
Lebanon’s state security forces remain positioned outside the home of central bank governor Riad Salameh on Wednesday, a judicial source told The National, after an attempted raid on his home on Tuesday night proved unsuccessful. State security were sent to Mr...
by Charbel Lebbos | Jun 20, 2022 | Arab Economy
Lebanon is scheduled to sign a deal with Egypt in Beirut on Tuesday to import gas for electricity generation but the contract needs to be examined by the US Treasury to determine whether it breaches sanctions before Cairo opens the taps. The 10-year contract is part...
by Charbel Lebbos | Jun 17, 2022 | Arab Economy, Arab News
Fadia Baroudeh lives with her husband in a spacious apartment in Beirut’s winding Geitawi district. Her living room has a beautifully stained hardwood floor and is furnished with mid-century rattan antiques surrounding a big-screen TV — all remnants of a past life....
by Charbel Lebbos | Jun 10, 2022 | Arab Economy
Lebanon has appointed a local auditing company, Abousleiman & Co, to conduct the first audit in a decade of the country’s collapsing state electricity company, Energy Minister Walid Fayad said on Friday. The audit is a requirement from the World Bank to unlock two...
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