www.bi-me.com RSS feed for РLebanon http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Middle East investors expect to increase allocations to hedge funds in 2010 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44909 <![CDATA[Second Annual ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey challenges stereotypes about Arab youth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44796 <![CDATA[Middle East hoteliers prove to be the strongest, led by Beirut]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44746 <![CDATA[Middle East hotel occupancy rate fell in January but Egypt, Amman, Beirut and Dubai buck the trend]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44662 <![CDATA[Investment in Kurdistan region of Iraq tops US$12 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44500 <![CDATA[R+T Middle East 2010 seeks to capitalise in commercial and industrial development in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44420 <![CDATA[International NGO collaborates with Lebanese Groups to advance women's rights]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44422 <![CDATA[Over half of UAE employers plan to recruit in next quarter]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44290 <![CDATA[Industry experts to convene at the 6th Middle East Forex Trading Expo & Conference]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44133 <![CDATA[Lebanon's M1 Group buys stake in Bank Audi]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=44029 <![CDATA[Bridgestone Middle East and Africa FZE maintains its growth pace with new innovative products]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43973 <![CDATA[Lebanon properties facing up to global crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43891 <![CDATA[Lebanon's construction projects worth US$1.8 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43761 <![CDATA[Search continues for crash victims, black box as Ethiopian airliner's wreckage located]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43768 <![CDATA[Human Dimensions announces the launching of Thomas International Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43493 <![CDATA[BMW Group Middle East says sales are down but market share increased in 2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43457 <![CDATA[Middle East Airlines brings 100% baggage reconciliation to Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43335 <![CDATA[Wild Discovery becomes the first Lebanese network of travel agencies ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43320 <![CDATA[Etihad to increase services to Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43085 <![CDATA[Lebanon sovereign ratings raised to 'B/B' on greater political stability and fiscal reform prospects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42994 <![CDATA[Lebanese President visits UAE stand at Beirut Book Fair]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=43020 <![CDATA[Fidessa partner with Mubasher Financial Services]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42772 <![CDATA[The 6th Middle East Forex Trading Expo & Conference 2010 to be held in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42659 <![CDATA[Ogilvyaction takes on Lebanese market ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42567 <![CDATA[Beirut and Amman agencies to withdraw from network]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42529 <![CDATA[Global advertising Guru highlights the importance of the Lebanese market]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42536 <![CDATA[Mubasher showcases next-generation trading and e-financial tools at first Arab conference]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42441 <![CDATA[Doha Bank awarded top accolades at the Banking Web Awards Competition 2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42380 <![CDATA[Lebanon IT market forecasted to grow at 7% CAGR in 2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42023 <![CDATA[A population boom is transforming the Gulf]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=42038 <![CDATA[Over 52% of Middle East employers plan to recruit]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=41805 <![CDATA[Lebanon to issue US$500 million Eurobond this month ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=41789 <![CDATA[Majid al-Futtaim Group to invest US$4 billion on 10 new Middle East shopping malls]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=41721 <![CDATA[Middle East continues to offer best intellectual capital for leading universities]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=41389 <![CDATA[Lebanon tourism arrivals surge 60% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=41328 <![CDATA[Louis Vuitton opens Dubai global store, confirms Lebanon outlet this year]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40980 <![CDATA[Saudi, Syria in agreement to boost trade and investment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40931 <![CDATA[Palladium showcases best in Arab music ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40803 <![CDATA[Beirut Arab University increases space optimisation by 30%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40784 <![CDATA[Middle East consumer confidence surges led by Kuwait, UAE and Qatar; Lebanon drops ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40772 <![CDATA[Lebanon's Solidere shares gain amidst political talks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40543 <![CDATA[The first Lebanon Harley-Davidson H.O.G. Tour set for take off]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40384 <![CDATA[Foreign capital flooding into Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40379 <![CDATA[Foreign investment in Lebanon rises 32%, says UN]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40375 <![CDATA[Louis Vuitton eyes Lebanon expansion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40309 <![CDATA[Lebanon PM-designate Saad Hariri steps down ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40167 <![CDATA[Deyaar mulls low-cost Lebanon housing project with Solidere ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40164 <![CDATA[Lebanon political manoeuvres to go on as proposed government line-up is rejected]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40112 <![CDATA[Lebanon's ACC wins 124-floor Dubai Pentominium building contract]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40057 <![CDATA[Lebanon's own 'Madoff' ponzi scheme unravels]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40054 <![CDATA[Lebanon's professionals most motivated in the region ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40047 <![CDATA[Lebanon's economy to grow 6% in 2009, says central bank governor ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=40020 <![CDATA[Amadeus launches operations in Lebanon ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39938 <![CDATA[Bayt.com to boost Lebanon's labour market ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39909 <![CDATA[Deloitte says Middle East hotels least affected, Beirut achieves strongest revPAR growth worldwide]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39747 <![CDATA[Rakeen starts selling Beit Merri Sunset amidst Lebanon's rising popularity ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39710 <![CDATA[Blominvest Saudi Arabia selects Thomson Reuters' PORTIA investment accounting system ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39683 <![CDATA[Lebanon's Al Samadi Sweets opens its first caf̩ in Downtown Burj Dubai]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39629 <![CDATA[UAE investors inject US$1.1 billion in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39552 <![CDATA[Lebanon's Patchi mulls stock listing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39551 <![CDATA[Saudi shuts Lebanese satellite TV broadcaster LBC offices ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39544 <![CDATA[Beirut Airport passengers up 29% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39522 <![CDATA[Lebanon's Blom Bank first-half profit rise 5.8% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39373 <![CDATA[Banque Audi first-half profit rises 2% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39372 <![CDATA[Dubai hotels hit hardest in Middle East with RevPAR plunging 35%, says survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39276 <![CDATA[Lebanon's transformation into modern tourist and business hub]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39253 <![CDATA[Tensions in southern Lebanon 'calming down' after recent incidents]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=39125 <![CDATA[Unresolved issues hindering permanent peace between Israel and Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=38766 <![CDATA[Lebanon to sell Treasury bills to pay contractors, says paper ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=38638 <![CDATA[One killed as rival political factions trade gunfire in Beirut]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=38480 <![CDATA[Saad Hariri asked to form new Lebanon cabinet]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=38445 <![CDATA[Vice president of tribunal for Lebanon killings takes up post]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=38436 <![CDATA[Lebanon tribunal launches webpage for those offering information]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=38414 <![CDATA[Lebanon congratulated on peaceful parliamentary polls]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=37605 <![CDATA[Beirut's Clemenceau Medical Center shortlisted in awards for innovation and excellence]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=37639 <![CDATA[Lebanese ruling coalition claims poll victory]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=37547 <![CDATA[World powers warning against a Hezbollah government in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=37481 <![CDATA[Major security plan for Lebanon poll]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=37293 <![CDATA[Russian minister visits Lebanon, ahead of likely gains for Hezbollah]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36935 <![CDATA[Hezbollah denies report about Hariri assassination]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36832 <![CDATA[Pink Lebanon taxis for women only]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36584 <![CDATA[Middle East governments losing US$162 million in tobacco excise taxes each year]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36317 <![CDATA[Israel hands over cluster bomb maps to UN force in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36304 <![CDATA[RYMCO appoints EcoSecurities to audit and offset its greenhouse gas emissions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36264 <![CDATA[Lebanon economic growth may hit 6%, says central bank governor]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=36007 <![CDATA[Persistence of armed groups in Lebanon mars general progress]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35675 <![CDATA[Call Center International pioneers the operation of contact centres in Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35671 <![CDATA[Exopack and INDEVCO sign joint venture agreement]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35582 <![CDATA[Lebanese generals held in Hariri murder case granted release by international court]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35558 <![CDATA[US won't cut Lebanon out of Syria talks, says Hillary]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35370 <![CDATA[Qualcomm to sponsor Arabcom International Telecom Summit 2009 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35212 <![CDATA[Syrian detained in Hariri killing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=35063 <![CDATA[Judge at Hariri tribunal demands reasons for detentions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=34956 <![CDATA[Stragellan announces social and economic forecasting tool for Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=34950 <![CDATA[Lebanon's Solidere confident in spite of share fall]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=34338 <![CDATA[Lebanon central bank acts to cut loan reserve requirement, stimulate deposits and growth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=34297 <![CDATA[Lebanon central bank chief urges centralised Middle East lending platform, rules]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=33848 <![CDATA[Palestinian refugees in Lebanon to benefit from new UN pact with UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=33362 <![CDATA[Lebanon stands to benefit most from Arab reconciliation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=33322 <![CDATA[Britain defends move toward talks with Hezbollah]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=33323