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Syrian textiles, apparel producers in a tangle

The textile and apparel sector is tied to the state's monopoly in ginning and exposed simultaneously to an indiscriminate marketplace. In many ways, it is a microcosm of problems faced by Arab countries that are out of line with global...

#exporters#exports#global trade

Creative import procurement and financing options

A high-profile presentation on creative import solutions by UAE-USA joint venture firm, Al Taasees, was opened in Dubai yesterday by…

#bank#exports#interest rates


Foreign direct investment below expectation

The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) has said that in 2002 Lebanon recorded a dramatic increase in Arab Foreign…

#conference#guarantee#investment


The year 2003 was a good one for the...

The Special Investigation Commission (SIC), which was set up by the authorities to investigate money-laundering activity in Lebanon, received 272…

#bank#banks#Clear


As margins shrink, corporate banking under pressure

As margins shrink, corporate banking will also need to change and bankers will have to look at increasing their revenue…

#bank#interest rates#international


BLC to be the first bank providing micro-credit loans...

Banque Libanaise pour le Commerce (BLC) will be the first bank in Lebanon to provide micro credit loans to small…


Muscat Finance profits up

Muscat Finance Company (MFC), a firm involved in debt factoring, leasing and hire purchase services in Oman, has reported a…

#interest#leasing


JUSBP assists Petra Factory to attract European buyers

With the assistance of the Jordan-United States Business Partnership (JUSBP), the Zarqa-based Petra Factory was able to attract customers from…

#interest#smes#Two


United Finance net profit up 10%

United Finance Company SAOG (UFC), one of the fastest growing non-banking financial institutions in Oman and the Middle East, has…

#bank#financial institutions#leasing


Kuwait firm to pick up 14% stake in Oman...

Global Investment House, one of the leading investment majors in Kuwait, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, will…


Many companies stuck in small business loan fund bottleneck

The chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee Subcommittee for Examining the Effects of the Financial Crisis on Small Businesses, MK…

#bank#banks#crisis


Interest rate cut by 0.4%

Bank of Israel governor David Klein announced a 0.4 percent cut in the interest rates on 30 December, as was…

#bank#interest#interest rate

International Finance Corporation to finance SMEs

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is finalising a deal to provide a credit line to Syria's banking sector, to be…

#bank#financial institution#international

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