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
AL chief: Lebanon’s participation in Libya’s summit still under discussion (People’s Daily)
The visiting Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa Wednesday said Lebanon’s participation in the Arab summit in Libya is still under discussion, adding that his meeting with Lebanese officials might lead to the country’s appearance in the summit. After his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in the presidential palace near Beirut, Moussa told reporters that ” the issue of …
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
AFC Cup: East Bengal thrashed by Lebanese club (rediff.com)
Federation Cup champions East Bengal suffered their second consecutive defeat in the AFC Cup after going down 0-3 to formidable Lebanese side Al Nejmeh in a lop-sided football match in Beirut.
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.
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…
INDICATORS – Lebanon – March 18 (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
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
Lebanon peace key to luring investment – Slim (Zawya)
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.”
