Locked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel talks expose Paris’ limited influence in a more coercive regional order.
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Homes of Hardship: How the Lebanese Family Unit is Coming Undone
The next generation of Lebanese households is fraying under falling birth rates, mass emigration, declining marriages, and economic hardships.
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Returned to Rubble: The EU’s Reckless Push to Deport Syrian Refugees
Prioritizing politics over practical solutions for Syrian refugee return is immoral and self-defeating for Europe.
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Blood in the Sky: Lebanon’s Slaughter of Migratory Birds
Poachers massacre millions annually along a critical transit corridor
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If the Far Right Comes to Power, France’s Syria Policy Could Be Threatened
Anxiety grows in Syrian circles as the National Rally may attain prime minister post
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EU Aid to Lebanon: Bribes for Bad Behavior
The manner in which Brussels has meted out €1billion to Lebanon smacks of opportunism and a reward for flouting reforms
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Independence Day: Time to End France’s Protection of Lebanon’s Elite
On the 80th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence, Paris must end its foreign policy of cultivating Lebanese political factionalism
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Sanction elites to stop Lebanon from becoming a failed state
Only coordinated US and EU sanctions may prevent Lebanese leaders from driving the country into the void
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BBAC
Founded: 1956Total Assets*: US$7.21 billionCustomer Deposits*: US$4.97 billionRanking by Assets*: 10 (*as of Dec 31, 2021, ABL Almanac 2022, converted at LL1507.5/US$) History Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC) was established by three Lebanese investment magnets – Toufic Assaf, Nashaat Skheikhelard, and Jamal Shehaiber – in 1956. Assaf remained Chairman and General Manager until 1996 when, following his […]
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Credit Libanais
Founded: 1961Total Assets*: US$9.09 billionCustomer Deposits*: US$6.78 billionRanking by Assets*: 9 (*as of Dec 31, 2021, ABL Almanac 2022, converted at LL1507.5/US$) Background Credit Libanais was founded in 1961 as a Lebanese joint stock company. The bank’s current Chairman-General Manager, Joseph Torbey, is a veteran of both the Lebanese financial and political scenes. His career in the banking sector includes […]
