by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 11, 2010 | Business
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report, Lebanon ranks fourth in a list of the countries with the “safest” banks: …the medal for bank soundness goes to Canada, followed by New Zealand, Australia, Lebanon, and...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 9, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
In the 1980s, the Wall Street Journal dubbed the US’ third largest city ‘Beirut-on-the-lake’ thanks in part to the political crises that engulfed the mayor’s office: The late Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko correctly predicted what would...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 11, 2010 | Business, Lebanese Abroard
The Wall Street Journal has detailed the accounts behind the HSBC client data breach that I had mentioned back in March. Four months ago, it was reported that a large number of high net-worth client details were stolen from HSBC’s Private Bank in Switzerland by...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 27, 2010 | Media
Warning: Very Disturbing Photo – click link below to view. Can anyone out there please explain this photo? I found it on the website of the Wall Street Journal’s Pictures of the Day. The caption reads as follows: EATING SNAKES: Airmen ate snakes during a...