by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 23, 2010 | Government
According to Paying Taxes 2011, a report issued by the PwC, the World Bank, and the IFC, Lebanon’s ranking has dropped one to 36 out of 183 countries. What exactly is the Paying Taxes report? The Paying Taxes 2011 report measures the ease of paying taxes by...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 1, 2010 | Government
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has named the three recipients of its 2010 IFES Charles T. Manatt Democracy Awards: US House Representative David Obey, the former USAID Administrator M. Peter McPherson, and Lebanon’s Minister of Interior and...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 30, 2010 | Government
The Lebanese government is discussing plans to send an aid-loaded plane to Pakistan in response to the devastating floods that have ravished the country: …a coordination meeting was held on Monday for that reason at the governmental house. Lebanese Prime...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 28, 2010 | Government
How many of you out there would pay upfront a contractor to build your house before he even starts? The Lebanese government would and did: A contractor who fled the country after being paid but before completing any work is responsible for delays in improvements at...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 30, 2010 | Government, Lebanese Abroard
Newspapers and media organizations are scouring through the UK Parliament website to see if their countries are on what is now a notorious list: diplomatic missions in the UK that have committed crimes and/or have numerous unpaid traffic fines and congestion fees. A...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 24, 2010 | Government
You’ve all probably woke up to the news of six-storey aluminum factory that collapsed in Zouk Mosbeh. As I type this, reports are coming in of the three missing in the collapse – one has been located though it will take sometime to free him. The other two,...