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Egypt, Lebanon discuss economic ties

Egypt's Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih Al-Najari discussed on Friday with Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Raed Khoury and Industry Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan economic relations between Egypt and Lebanon at the Egyptian Embassy…

Oil exploration to start in 2019

A consortium of oil companies are committed to exploring gas in blocks four and nine in 2019, caretaker Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil said on Wednesday.Abi Khalil made the statement after he, caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran…

Lebanon’s GDP growth should hit 8 pct: study

Lebanon’s GDP growth should climb to 7 or 8 percent a year by activating tourism, real estate, construction and the banking sector, a study conducted by Fransabank said on Monday.“The Lebanese authorities should focus on enlarging the…

Lebanon to issue $2bn euro bonds: Salameh

Lebanon plans to sell up to $2 billion of new Eurobonds part of a debt-swap aimed at reducing servicing costs, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh announced during an interview with Bloomberg Monday.Salameh, who has steered the financial…

Expat vote turnout at 59 percent

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil lauded the historic expatriate vote Monday in a televised news conference held at the Foreign Ministry, hours after the last overseas polling station closed in the U.S. city of Los Angeles. “It was a difficult…