iloubnan.info : Lebanon's information portal http://www.iloubnan.info/en/rssactu International http://www.iloubnan.info/ iloubnan.info http://www.iloubnan.info/ http://www.iloubnan.info/images/Logo-iloubnan.info-150.jpg 144 33 iloubnan.info The Bader Fund invests $1.1 million in three Lebanese startups seeking expansion http://www.iloubnan.info/business/78011/The-Bader-Fund-invests-11-million-in-three-Lebanese-startups-seeking-expansion The Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program announced that its investment fund, known as The Building Block Equity Fund (BBEF), invested $1.15M in three Lebanese startups seeking to expand regionally, namely the Shawarmanji fast-food chain, http://www.iloubnan.info/business/78011/The-Bader-Fund-invests-11-million-in-three-Lebanese-startups-seeking-expansion ESA held its 14th job fair in Beirut http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77987/ESA-held-its-14th-job-fair-in-Beirut For the 14th consecutive year, the ESA Business School organized a job fair intended for its graduates and students. Held on Thursday 16 May from 3 pm to 9 pm, this recent edition gathered around forty companies from different http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77987/ESA-held-its-14th-job-fair-in-Beirut World Bank approves $30m for social protection project http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77982/World-Bank-approves-30m-for-social-protection-project The World Bank's Board of Directors approved a Social Protection and Promotion Project (SPPP) for Lebanon that aims to increase access to basic services for poor and vulnerable segments of the Lebanese population and support opportunities http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77982/World-Bank-approves-30m-for-social-protection-project Nahhas inaugurates "Made in Iran" exhibition in Beirut BIEL http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77917/Nahhas-inaugurates-Made-in-Iran-exhibition-in-Beirut-BIEL Trade and Economy Minister, Nicholas Nahhas, inaugurated on Wednesday the second Iranian Exhibition "Made in Iran", an event which the Caretaker Minister touted as an occasion to promote relations and interests between Lebanon http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77917/Nahhas-inaugurates-Made-in-Iran-exhibition-in-Beirut-BIEL The Internet in Egypt, first revolution now jobs? http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77863/The-Internet-in-Egypt-first-revolution-now-jobs Today, well over two years into the Egyptian revolution, increased numbers of Egyptian youth are still struggling to find jobs. With political instability looming large, the economy receives one blow after another. Unemployment has http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77863/The-Internet-in-Egypt-first-revolution-now-jobs Bader celebrates 8 young entrepreneurs during its 8th anniversary http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77834/Bader-celebrates-8-young-entrepreneurs-during-its-8th-anniversary In celebration of BADER Young Entrepreneurs Program’s 8 years of success, MP Robert Fadel and Hala Fadel, chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan-Arab region, honored eight entrepreneurs that were supported by the two NGOs http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77834/Bader-celebrates-8-young-entrepreneurs-during-its-8th-anniversary Standard Chartered appoints a Lebanese CEO for its operations in Lebanon http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77826/Standard-Chartered-appoints-a-Lebanese-CEO-for-its-operations-in-Lebanon Standard Chartered announced today the appointment of Dan Azzi as Chief Executive Officer for its operations in Lebanon. This is the first time that the Bank appoints a Lebanese to lead its strategy in the country. Prior to taking http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77826/Standard-Chartered-appoints-a-Lebanese-CEO-for-its-operations-in-Lebanon HORECA celebrates its 20th anniversary http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77818/HORECA-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary Under the patronage of Lebanon’s Minister for Tourism, Mr. Fady Abboud and in the presence of distinguished personalities, union presidents, professional associations, partners and exhibitors, as well as ambassadors and media http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77818/HORECA-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary Consumer confidence in Lebanon drops to near record low in second half of 2012 http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77812/Consumer-confidence-in-Lebanon-drops-to-near-record-low-in-second-half-of-2012 Byblos Bank issued yesterday, in cooperation with the American University of Beirut through the Olayan School of Business, the results of the Byblos Bank/AUB Consumer Confidence Index for the second half of 2012. http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77812/Consumer-confidence-in-Lebanon-drops-to-near-record-low-in-second-half-of-2012 Real estate transactions down 21% in first two months of 2013 in Lebanon http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77758/Real-estate-transactions-down-21percent-in-first-two-months-of-2013-in-Lebanon Figures released by the Ministry of Finance indicate that the total number of real estate transactions reached 8,547 in the first two months of 2013, constituting a decrease of 18.9% from 10,543 deals in the same period last year, http://www.iloubnan.info/business/77758/Real-estate-transactions-down-21percent-in-first-two-months-of-2013-in-Lebanon