World’s richest man tells Lebanese students education and jobs best way to fight poverty (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT – The world’s richest man told a group of university students in Lebanon Wednesday that education and jobs are the best way to fight poverty.
World’s richest man tells Lebanese students education and jobs best way to fight poverty (Brandon Sun)
BEIRUT – The world’s richest man told a group of university students in Lebanon Wednesday that education and jobs are the best way to fight poverty. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world’s richest person.
Lebanon-Libya Arab summit spat just tip of iceberg (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Regardless of whether Lebanese officials attend the upcoming Arab league summit in Libya, the roiling Libyan-Lebanese summit spat underscores deep and ongoing Arab divides that render nearly all such gatherings inconsequential, a number of analysts told The Daily Star on Wednesday. Arab League chief Amr Moussa arrived in Beirut on Wednesday for a two-day
Moody’s reports: Stable outlook for Lebanese banking system (Zawya)
17 March 2010 The credit outlook for the Lebanese banking sector is stable, reflecting the buoyant performance of the local economy in 2009, improvement in Lebanese politics and relative stability in the region, says Moody’s Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook on Lebanon.
Lebanon peace key to luring investment – Slim (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The World’s Richest Man, Carlos Slim, told an assembly of government ministers and Lebanese economic leaders on Tuesday that “peace in Lebanon is essential for future investment.” Slim, 70, was addressing a conference of delegates organized by Minister of State Adnan Kassar on the subject of Lebanese investment opportunities
World’s richest man tells Lebanese students education and jobs best way to fight poverty (Sun-Sentinel)
BEIRUT (AP) — The world’s richest man told a group of university students in Lebanon, his ancestral home, on Wednesday that education and jobs are the best way to fight poverty.
Moussa tries to coax Lebanon into attending summit (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Arab League chief Amr Moussa arrived in Beirut on Wednesday hoping to resolve a diplomatic dispute with Libya over the disappearance of an influential Lebanese cleric 32 years ago. Moussa’s two-day visit kicked off to a bad start with a press conference in which he and Foreign Minister Ali Shami disagreed over whether Lebanon had formally requested the issue
Mussa discusses Lebanon’s attendance at Arab summit (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa discussed Wednesday with Lebanese officials the issue of Lebanon’s attendance at the Arab League summit due to be held in late March in Libya. Moussa said Lebanon’s participation in the summit should…
Moody’s: Stable outlook for Lebanese banking system (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The credit outlook for the Lebanese banking sector is stable, reflecting the buoyant performance of the local economy in 2009, improvement in Lebanese politics and relative stability in the region, says Moody’s Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook on Lebanon. However, this outlook could weaken rapidly in the event that the recent
World’s richest man sees Lebanon as promising country for development (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Hundreds gathered to hear imparted wisdom from the world’s richest man; Mexican-Lebanese entrepreneur Carlos Slim at the American University of Beirut Wednesday. Speaking on his successful career and business experience spanning over 50 years during a lecture titled “The New Civilization of Knowledge and Technology,” Slim
