The Lebanese seemed more inclined to invest in new properties thanks to the low interest rates on mortgages, a new survey by Byblos Bank showed. “The results show that the index posted a monthly average of 52.3 points in the second quarter of 2017, constituting an increase of 20.2 percent from 43.5 points in the first quarter of the year and a rise of 34.3 percent from 38.9 points in the second quarter of 2016. Further, the results for the second quarter of 2017 constitute the 17th-highest level in 40 quarterly readings,”......

BAI announced the finalists for the BAI Global Innovation Awards, a prestigious awards program celebrating innovation in the financial services industry. Winners will be announced at BAI Beacon in Atlanta on October 4-5.

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(ME NewsWire)-- Andersen Global announces a presence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by way of a Collaboration Agreement with Branco Consultores, a tax and legal firm. The addition of Branco Consultores demonstrates Andersen’s growing presence"...

WeWork is excited to announce a $500 million investment in a new entity focused on fueling its growth and expansion in Southeast Asia and Korea.

This investment underlines the potential for WeWork in Asia and"...

(ME NewsWire)-- A.M. Best received the award for International Best Ratings Agency for Takaful at the International Takaful Awards 2017, held in conjunction with the 11th International Takaful Summit in London. This is the third consecutive year"...

Investors and developers in a part of Lebanon are preparing for the business that's expected when someday the Syrian Civil War might end. It's the northern port city of Tripoli. It's well-located to be a hub for hundreds of billions of dollars in reconstruction. NPR's Alison"...

The Association of Banks in Lebanon and other private sector leaders are weighing the few options open to them as recently approved new tax measures, poised to be implemented soon, threaten to have a detrimental effect on their businesses and the overall economy. The few available options"...

(ME NewsWire)-- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has received clearance under the EU Merger Regulation from the European Commission to acquire Bureau van Dijk, a global provider of business intelligence and company information."...

The sale of Bank Audi’s technology and electronic payment arm to Mikati group has boosted the lender’s net profit by 65.58 percent to $308 million in the first half of 2017. “Bank Audi’s"...

(ME NewsWire)-- Visa (NYSE:V), a global payments technology company, today announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two state-of-the-art data centers in Singapore and the United Kingdom. The new global processing hubs will increase"...