A year after Wassim Mansouri became governor of the Bank of Lebanon, depositors remain disappointed. His is an unenviable task, upon which rest the hopes of many, but reform is needed
The Banque du Liban's reputation at home and abroad is in tatters. To restore it, the next governor should be exceptional – independently minded, able to say 'no' and perhaps even a foreigner.
Circular 165 is, at first glance, a technical note on procedure from the embattled central bank. But its proposals to attract dollars will have immediate and far-reaching consequences.
During a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels earlier this week, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for the EU to start the process of imposing sanctions on Lebanese…
Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal
Days before kick-off, ambitious economic projections for the FIFA 2026 World Cup are colliding with weaker-than-expected demand in the hospitality sector
While it could be tied to military calculations related to the current US-Iran war, it also reflects a deeper struggle between two opposing regional visions
China understands that North Korea is no longer the besieged ally with no gateway other than Beijing, and that leaving the field entirely open to Russia carries a mounting strategic cost