Committees approve transparency law on oil

The joint parliamentary committees approved Thursday a proposed law aiming to ensure transparency in oil and gas contracts. Caretaker Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil, who attended the meetings of the joint committees at the…

$88 million needed for urgent airport revamp

An estimated $88 million is needed for a much-needed revamping of Beirut’s airport, Future Movement MP Nazih Najem said late Monday. In an interview with Future TV, Najem, who heads parliament’s Public Works, Transportation, Energy and…

Itani highlights IDAL funding successes

Head of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon Nabil Itani said Friday that 65 projects valued at over $1.9 billion have been awarded investment incentives since 2001. He added that these projects have provided about 10,000 direct…

Lebanon’s bank deposits up by $4.7bn: report

The financial results of the Lebanese banking sector saw growth in customer deposits and assets in the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period of last year, according to Bank Audi’s Lebanon Weekly Monitor. “Lebanon’s banking…

المجلس الاغترابي اللبناني للاعمال يختتم الدورة الرابعة لمؤتمر The Immigrant’s Reunion 2018

برعاية دولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء الاستاذ سعد الحريري، ممثلاً بوزير الاتصالات جمال الجراح ,وبرئاسة د. نسيب فواز عقد في فندق فينيسيا في بيروت 6 آب اللقاء الاغترابي الرابع The Immigrant’s Reunion 2018 الذي ينظمه المجلس الاغترابي اللبناني للاعمال…

Defining the leaders of the future

It has been clear for some time now that mobile connectivity is outpacing fixed-line connectivity as the communications growth is being driven mainly in developing countries that are typically characterized by poor fixed infrastructure.…