Feb 4:
What better slogan for Lebanon Opportunities to accompany its airport campaign?
Feb 2: Success Story. A $300,000 equity investment by Berytech Fund has been commited in Active Indentity. It was signed a few days ago. The two parties were introduced to each other at the Investor-Project Matching sessions organized by InfoPro - Business Development Services, held during the latest Business Opportunies in Lebanon conference held on October 6-7, 2009. Active Identity is a pioneer in providing UHF Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services to customers in retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, defense, transportation and logistics, pharmaceuticals, and other industries. Organizations use Active Identity’s RFID solutions to automate and improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of their supply chains, logistics, and asset tracking operations. The Berytech Fund is a Lebanese start up fund. Its mission is to invest in early growth Lebanese companies whose business is in the information and communication technology (ICT) in exchange for equity ownership. With over $6 million under management, Berytech Fund focuses on technology companies in Lebanon with proven commercial viability.
Feb 1: InsuranceTrak 2010, a sector survey on individual and corporate insurance usage and attitudes, has been released by InfoPro Research
Feb 1: Where are all the jobs? It’s in the February issue of BusinessWeek – Arabic edition
Feb 1: To find out what banks really charge, read the cover story of the February issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Jan 29: Anna Abs, a former colleague at InfoPro, was identified as one of the victims of the fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 409. She was for several years a successful manager of the telemarketing department. Under her leadership, the department flourished. She had excellent relations with her colleagues which she kept after moving on to develop further her career. We keep fond memories of her and pray for God to bless her soul.
Jan 18:
Now you know. This is the slogan of Lebanon Opportunies for this year. A billboard campaign has been launched this week.
Jan 17:
BusinessWeek - Arabic edition is on dozens of lampposts at Media City - Dubai. The campaign is planned for one full month.
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Jan 14:
Lebanon Opportunities organized a lunch in honor of former Prime Minister Fuad Siniora at the Bristol Hotel. The event was attended by 200 guests including current and former ministers with economic portfolios, members of Parliament, leaders of the private sector, and a large number of company owners. The event was widely covered by the press and TV news broadcasts.
Jan 4: To determine what constitute an ideal portfolio of investments, check the January issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition
Jan 4: Prospects for 2010 are 'Real Good' according to the cover story of the January issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Dec 16: The InfoPro Center for Economic Information, the NGO division of InfoPro and the MACLE project of UNIDO have launched the results of a study they have undertaken jointly on Technical Barriers to Trade. The study is based on two surveys, conducted by InfoPro Research, of more than 130 companies in 2004 and 2008. The study findings include progress made by manufacturers of food products during the period between the two surveys. A ceremony was held at the Bristol Hotel in presence of the Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed Safadi. The study results, published in a 120-page booklet, was distributed to more than 100 stakeholders.
Dec 14:
InfoPro has declared 2010 as its own Green Year and has posted the following pledge on its website:
InfoPro is committed to minimizing the impact of its activities on the environment. In order to achieve this it has committed itself to:
• Minimizing waste by evaluating operations and ensuring that they are as efficient as possible
• Minimizing toxic emissions through the selection and appropriate use of its fleet vehicles and the source of its power requirements
• Sourcing and promoting a product range to minimize the environmental impact of both production and distribution
• Complying with or exceeding all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company
• Accepting responsibility for the harmful effects that its operations have on both the local and global environment and it is committed to reducing them
• Measuring its impact on the environment and setting targets for ongoing improvement
• Raising the awareness of its staff with respect to environmental issues and enlisting their support in improving the Company’s performance
• Encouraging the adoption of similar principles by its suppliers, clients, and the community at large
Dec 1: Following the purchase by Bloomberg of BusinessWeek magazine from McGraw Hill, the name of the magazine is now officially Bloomberg BusinessWeek, so is its Arabic edition published by InfoPro
Dec 1: Dawn or dusk for Dubai? The answer will be found inside the December issue of BusinessWeek-Arabic edition
Dec 1: Lebanon Opportunities explores the high-street retail market on its December cover
Nov 8: Ramzi El Hafez was the guest of Future News TV talk-show program Kalam bil Arkam on Sunday, hosted by Sabine Oueiss
Nov 5: InfoPro together with auditing firm Mazars launched the first edition of La Revue or المجلة, a journal on coporate tax and legal issues. The publication will be published three times a year in English, French, and Arabic. The editorial content will be prepared by Mazars. InfoPro will handle the commercial aspects of the publication including distribution, sales, and subscriptions. A ceremony at Le Bristol hotel was held and well attended by the legal and auditing community
Nov 2: The InfoPro Center for Economic Information, together with the MACLE project of UNIDO have published a study on Overcoming Barriers to Trade, based on a field research undertaken by InfoPro Research in 2004 and 2008. A ceremony to launch the study will be held in the next few weeks
Nov 1: The cover story of the November issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition looks at the real estate sector in the Gulf. What areas are poised to go up, and those still facing difficulties
Nov 1: Downtown Beirut is back as a business destination. The November issue of Lebanon Opportunities covers how the new Souks and other activities are contributing to the resurgence of that area
October 21: InfoPro is launching La Revue, a journal edited by leading auditing firm Mazars on November 5, 6:00 pm at Le Bristol. La Revue will be published three times a year in three languages (Ar, Fr, En) and will deal with tax and legal corporate issues.
October 20: Ramzi El Hafez was a panelist in the Arab Labor Conference organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in a workshop on private sector sustainability. InfoPro Research has recently completed a study commisioned by ILO on the supply and demand of labor in Lebanon
October 19:
585 presentations from the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference were downloaded by 90 people from our website. Topping the charts:
| Theme | Session | Presenter | Organization | Downloads |
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| Real Estate | Pricing Study | Jennifer Abu Mrad | InfoPro | 45 |
| Communication | Digital PR | David Allan | Ogilvy | 42 |
| Communication | Selecting an agency | Kamil Kuran | Starcom | 36 |
| Communication | Post advertising | Jennifer Abu Mrad | InfoPro | 34 |
| Communication | Press relations | Ramez Maluf | LAU | 33 |
October 8: The 7th edition of the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference has ended with success. More than 750 people over two days attended the 15 workshops, where more than 50 panelists and speakers took turn to share their experience and know-how in a large number of business sectors. To download the presentations, please click here: www.opportunities.com.lb/boil7
Oct 1: BusinessWeek can't make up its mind: Are the markets going up or down? Both scenarios are examined
Oct 1: The ten tallest tower buildings in Beirut are the subjet of the cover story of the October issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Sept 15: InfoPro Events announced the upcoming 7th annual conference of Lebanon Opportunities. Scheduled for October 7-8, the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference has planned 15 workshops with three themes: Insurance (in collaboration with ACAL and LIBS), Communication and Marketing (in collaboration with IAA), and Industry (in collaboration with ELCIM). Other workshops cover real estate, investment, and tax issues. The inaugural includes a roundtable dicussion on "Meeting the Ambitions of the Nation". For details, please visit: www.opportunities.com.lb/boil7
Sept 1: BusinessWeek-Arabic edition looks at the financial crisis - one year after. Are we out of the woods?
Sept 1: Top developers are changing the residential construction sector. Lebanon Opportunities profiles what they are doing
August 1: Lebanon Opportunities is out with two reports on human development on its cover, one on Lebanon, and the other on Arab countries
August 1: Properties is a newly born InfoPro product. A derivative product of Lebanon Opportunities, this stand-alone supplement is being published semi-annually. The first issue is distributed with the August issue of Lebanon Opportunities, and will be available in bookshops until December when the next issue is slated to be published.
July 1: Lebanon Opportunities cover feature is how women are pursuing women customers...
July 1: This summer we have a double issue (covering July/August) for BusinessWeek - Arabic edition with a cover story on how Lebanon is getting economically stronger. The cover story was featured in the news section of the international edition of BusinessWeek.
June 24: The World Bank, based on a survey undertaken by InfoPro Research, has published a report on Gender-based differences among entrepreneurs and workers in Lebanon
June 23: InfoPro and the Lebanese branch of Mazars an international auditing firm based in France, announce the publishing of a quarterly journal specialized in tax , commerce , accounting ,social laws and regulations. The first issue will cover holding and offshore companies.
June 12: InfoPro has published a book authored by economist Marwan Iskandar entitled: The Bear Turns Tiger: Resurgent Russia. A signing ceremony will be held at the Bristol Hotel on June 23, 6-9 pm.
June 11: Ramzi El Hafez was the guest of Bassil Khatib at the three O'Clock news at Future News TV, with comments on the economic impact of the elections.
June 8: The biggest winner in the Parliamentary elections is InfoPro Research as its projections of the 11 districts it has polled before the elections were an exact reflection of the voting results. It is the only polling source in the country that had correct projections. Congratulations to the (expanded) team of close to 150 people that has made this possible!
June 5: Ramzi El Hafez will be a guest on Future News TV on election night on June 7 at 9:00 pm. Tune in!
June 1: Who are the best 12 employers in the Middle East? It's all in the June issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition
June 1: How was the public debt accumulated? the topic of the cover story of the June issue of Lebanon Opportunities
May 28: The role of PR during the financial crisis was the topic presented by Ramzi El Hafez during the The Beirut Public Relations Forum conference organized by TRACCS
May 26: InfoPro Research took part in a workshop organized by The World Bank to unveil findings from a joint World Bank-InfoPro study on gender related issues, part of the Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) program of The World Bank.
May 18: InfoPro Research took part in consultations undertaken by The World Bank in preparation for its upcoming three year program for Lebanon.
May 9: Ramzi El Hafez was a guest panelist at a conference organized by the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Labor Union and the Confederation of Labor Unions in Lebanon. The conference was entitled: The International Financial and Economic Crisis, and its social and economic implications on joining WTO and descent work.
May 5: Suleiman Audi, managing editor of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition has been selected as one of three nominees for the Arab Press Award by the Dubai Press Club in the category: "Economic Press".
May 4: Easy Banking 2009 is now on newsstands
May 2: What good have forecasts of economists been? Read about it in the May issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition
May 2: Economic programs of political parties unveiled in the May issue of Lebanon Opportunities
April 21: InfoPro Research has released the full results of its study on the impact of the financial crisis on Lebanon. The study is available for download on www.opportunities.com.lb
April 1: InfoPro BDS conducted another training workshop on "How to Get Financing" on April 1-2 attended by a number of SME managers and owners
April 1: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition reveals what has made Lebanese banks successful while many banks floundered around the rest of the world
April 1: NO CRISIS is what the cover of Lebanon Opportunities proclaims as a result of a survey conducted by InfoPro Research on the impact of the world financial crisis on Lebanon. The article was subject of extensive coverage in the daily press including a full page in An Nahar and several columns in L'Orient-Lejour and Ad Diyar
March 18: A Q&A luncheon with Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah was organized by Lebanon Opportunities. More than 100 CEOs and business leaders have attended the event. The event was widely covered by the press.
March 11-12: A workshop on Digital Marketing was organized by InfoPro Business Development Services - BDS in collaboration with Adline. The workshop was attended by 20 people from a variety of marketing departments and advertising agencies.
March 1: To know all about the price war in the telecommunication sector in the Arab Gulf countries check out the cover story of the March edition of BusinessWeek-Arabic edition. It's out!
March 1: Read in Lebanon Opportunities an exclusive interview with H.E. Mohamad Chatah, the Minister of Finance. On this occasion, Lebanon Opportunities is holding a lunch and a Q&A session around the topics of this interview on March 18 at the Bristol Hotel. Those interested in attending may call (01) 739.777 ext 157 to register.
Feb 19: "We told you so." is the new slogan featured in a billboard campaign by Lebanon Opportunities. The week-long campaign that started today spans over 500 billboards in Beirut and major highways along the coast and in Mount Lebanon
Feb 2: BusinessWeek-Arabic edition is featuring how the 22 Arab countries are facing the global economic crises in the wake of the Kuwait Economic Summit
Feb 2: Five areas are emerging as the next boom towns in real estate. To know more, read the February issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Jan 3: The cover story of BusinessWeek-Arabic edition is an in-depth story on job security in the Arab countries and around the world
Jan 3: How will 2009 look like economically? Read all about it in the January issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Dec 1: Party Over! That's how the cover of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition describes the mood in regional and financial markets
Dec 1: Who are the 50 most influential decision makers in business and economic matters? Find out in this month's issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Nov 13: Ramzi El Hafez appeared in a report by Cal Perry on Lebanon's banking and real estate sectors on CNN. Click here to watch the interview.
Nov 4: Hikmat Beaini at Voice of Lebanon radio conducted a half an hour interview with Ramzi El Hafez on the implication of the financial crisis on Lebanon
Nov 1: Belt tightening is what the cover of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition is hollering on its cover this month. The issue tackles the World financial crisis from a regional as well as a global perspective with a number of in-depth analytical features
Nov 1: Lebanon Opportunities is confronting the challenge of the global financial crisis and its impact on the country. The issue has included a special section on watches
October 19: Suleiman Audi, managing editor of BusinessWeek - The Arabic edition is hosted by Najat Charafeddine in her 'Transit' program, discussing how the media in the Arab World has covered the global financial crisis. Click here to watch the interview.
October 14: Ramzi El Hafez, publisher of BusinessWeek - The Arabic Edition was the guest of Nadim Koteish in the Studio 24 program on Future TV news, discussing the implications of the global financial crisis on Arab markets. Click here to watch the interview.
October 2: Lebanon Opportunities and its founder are featured in a 30 second filler spot aired on national TV stations by BLF, part of its 'Partner for your Ambitions' campaign. Click here to view spot
October 1: BusinessWeek - The Arabic edition publishes an in-depth section on the story behind the global financial collapse
October 1: Lebanon Opportunities goes shopping for the right store location
Sept 29: InfoPro BDS has signed an agreement with Bemo Securitization to become a channel partner for its services. InfoPro will assist companies with sizeable accounts receivable in obtaining financing backed by its A/R portfolios.
Sept 5: Get cash: Financing accounts receivable is the topic of the workshop organized by InfoPro Business Development Services
Sept 1: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition has listed the top 100 publicly traded Arab companies in its September issue
Sept 1: Online advertising is the cover story in this month's issue of Lebanon Oppotunities
Aug 28: Ramzi El Hafez was a speaker in the International Economic Forum held on August 28 in Tripoli organzied by the Azm and Saade organization
August 2: properties.com.lb is now online. It is a comprehensive real estate service for buyers and sellers of real estate. It includes residential, commercial, and land properties, buying tips, and reference material on the real estate market
August 1: A country report on Lebanon is the cover story of BusinessWeek – Arabic edition
August 1: Check out the Real Estate Guide in the August issue of Lebanon Opportunities
July 31: More than 150 people attended the lunch organized by Lebanon Opportunities today in honor of their excellencies Dr. Sami Haddad and Dr. Jihad Azour. The Prime Minister Fouad Saniora was represented by the Minister of Finance H.E. Dr. Mohamad Chatah. The Minister of Economy and Trade H.E. Mohamad Safadi and H.E. Raymond Audi Minister of the Displaced were also present. All heads of the economic asoociations as well as many business leaders attended the lunch. A lampoon film entitled: "What they said and what we heard" was produced for this occasion. Click here for summaries of words exchanged during the ceremony.
July 21: Lebanon Opportunities is hosting a lunch honoring H.E. Dr. Jihad Azour and H.E. Dr. Sami Haddad, for their services during their ministerial tenure, on July 31 at Le Bristol Hotel. Leading members of the private sector have been invited to this event
July 17: Ramzi El Hafez will be the guest of Sabine Oueiss on Future News TV program Kalam bil Arkam airing on Friday July 18 at 9:00 pm. The program will be rerun on Saturday July 19 at 12:00 pm. Click here to watch the interview.
July 10: InfoPro has been instrumental in a fund raising effort to secure financing for a project by the Indian Battalion with UNIFIL in South Lebanon to provide artificial limbs to victims of land mines and to treat polio patients. InfoPro has contributed and helped raise more than one third of the required funds. A camp of Indian Doctors is scheduled during the week of July 14, and will be conducted over a period of ten days. The project will provide 100 artificial limbs and 100 polio calipers. In the name of its entire team, InfoPro is committed to the community at large and will extend to the maximum of its resources financial and in-kind assistance.
July 8: Bikini wins recognition. The June 2007 editorial 'Bikini or Veil', by the editor-in-chief of Lebanon Opportunities has been recognized as one of the top 7 editorial entries of B2B magazines around the world by the Trade, Associations, Business Publications International (TABPI), the international association of B-2-B publications. The 2008 Tabbies featured more than 700 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, France, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. The Tabbies recognizes excellence in trade, association, and business publications.
July 3: Easy Insurance 2008 is being distributed to all subscribers of Lebanon Opportunities and is now available in the market
July 2: In the July issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition the cover story is focused on: 'Oil and the Economy', giving multiple perspectives on the issue and in-depth analysis of a number of sectors
July 2: Is the hospitality sector on the rebound - for good? Lebanon Opportunities explores this question in its July issue
June 26: In parallel to the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference, a financial matching activity brought together a dozen companies with around 30 lenders and equity finance professionals. The opportunities included projects in hospitality, information technologies, services, and others. This is the fourth year that Lebanon Opportunities organizes such matchmaking activities. This year, the matchmaking event was prepared with InfoPro BDS, the newly established financial consultancy division.
June 25: More than 1,000 people attended the two day Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference on June 24-25. Finance Minister Jihad Azour represented the Prime Minister at the inaugural ceremony. More than 60 speakers, panelists, and moderators participated in the event, in addition to a number of companies who participated in the accompagnying exhibition.
June 1: The large demand on labor in the Arab Gulf countries is the cover story of the June issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition
June 1: Lebanon Opportunities focused on Success in its June issue. Dozens of companies that defied the odds since 2005 are profiled.
May 22: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition was invited to deliver the opening address of the Annual meeting of the International Association of Department Stores, an international representative bodies that includes many of the international stores. Ramzi El Hafez, publisher of the magazine, addressed the conference today in Dubai.
May 20: More than 500 CVs for professionals in Lebanon have been posted on www.jobs.com.lb and more than 100 job vacancies have been published since the official launch of the site. More than 10,000 people visited the site in the past two months.
May 19:
The annual conference
May 12: InfoPro reopens its offices after several days of closure due to the fighting inside Beirut.
May 1: The cover of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition focuses on a story on a 2015 vision of the GCC development.
May 1: The Minimum Wage will surely rise is the cover story of Lebanon Opportunities.
April 24: A successful workshop How to get financing for contractors and sub-contractors was conducted by InfoPro Business Development Services on April 23-24. More than 20 participants attended.
April 14: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition is a participant at the State of the Region conference, on April 14, organized by the Dubai School of Government. BWA's editor-in-chief Ramzi El Hafez is a guest panelist at the conference that is attended by more than 100 of the UAE's business CEOs and government officials. BWA is also participating at the Middle East Asia Leadership Conference in Dubai, organized by BusinessWeek, on April 15-16.
April 2: Costs are going up -- so is the cover price and subscription of Lebanon Opportunities and BusinessWeek - Arabic edition. The cover price is now LL7,000 and subscriptions inside Lebanon, including delivery charges, are now $50.
April 2: In the April issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition, the successes and challenges of failures of Dubai are uncovered. This is the first time that a regional publication delves in detail in the woes that Dubai is facing.
April 2: Lebanon Opportunities cover story for April is focused on the market of luxury cars. Also included in the issue is the ranking of top banks according to a number of criteria.
March 25: Infopro BDS is conducting a new training workshop: 'How to Get Financing for Contractors and Sub-Contractors' on April 23-24 at Le Bristol Hotel. To register click on http://www.bds.infopro.com.lb
March 20: Easy Banking 2008 is now available in the market. All subscribers to Lebanon Opportunities will receive a free copy
March 7: Lebanon Opportunities has concluded an agreement with Cedar Wings, the in-flight magazine of Middle East Airlines. Each issue of Cedar Wings will include an article from Lebanon Opportunities, specifically edited for that purpose.
March 5-6: InfoPro Business Development Services conducted a very successful training session on Financing Real Estate Projects. The course, originally planned for 20 people, was actually attended by more than double that number. An encore is in order!
March 1: In the March issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition read how multinational corporations integrate and blend the work of multiple nationalities across the continents
March 1: An in-depth investigation of the personal and corporate income tax collections is the cover feature of the March issue of Lebanon Opportunities.
Feb 23: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition was omnipresent at the Jeddah Economic Forum. The Februray issue of the magazine was made available to all conference attendees on the booth of the Saudi Research and Publishing Co. More than 700 issues were picked up by conference attendees.
Feb 18: Financing real estate projects is the title of the new training course offered by the Business Development Services unit of InfoPro. The course will be conducted on March 5-6 starting at 4:00 pm at Le Bristol Hotel. For details, please go to: http://www.bds.infopro.com.lb
Feb 3: In its latest issue, Hadith elMalia, the official newsletter of the Ministry of Finance, published a report on InfoPro's 'Citizen Satisfaction Survey' it conducted for the Ministry.
Feb 1: Read in BusinessWeek-Arabic edition on why the West is afraid of Middle Eastern money. Also worth reading is the cover story on Schlumberger and how it is defying Big Oil
Feb 1: 'How to build your home' is the cover story in Lebanon Opportunities this month
Jan 10: News you can use is the theme of the Lebanon Opportunities billboard campaign that will start next week with 700 locations for a week, to be followed by a 250 location reminder campaign early February. Check it out on your way into work on Monday!
Jan 3: In response to high demand of its How to Get Financing workshop first organized in December 2007, InfoPro - Business Development Services is running the course again on January 23-24 at the Bristol Hotel
Jan 2: BusinessWeek-Arabic edition looks at the Arab and international investment landscape for the year to come
Jan 2: A special section on "Where to Invest" is included in the January issue of Lebanon Opportunities
Dec 26: Ramzi El Hafez will be the guest of the economic talk show (Al Iktissad bil-Arkam) on Friday Dec 28 at 9 pm with Sabine Oueiss on Future News TV
Dec 17: InfoPro offices will be closed on Wednesday Dec 19, Monday and Tuesday Dec 24-25 and Monday and Tuesday Dec 31-Jan 1st for the holidays. Happy Adha, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dec 14: InfoPro Research was commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to undertake a study on the supply and demand of labor in Lebanon
Dec 14: InfoPro BDS signed its first mandate for the financing of a real estate project in Beirut.
Dec 14: InfoPro BDS has concluded its first training workshop: "How to get financing". The session had full attendance, and several of the attendees announced their intention to pursue financing opportunities with the presenting firms.
December 2: InfoPro announces the launch of a new division Business Development Services. This division will focus on matchmaking SMEs with financial institutions and investors. It will also conduct management and finance courses. InfoPro BDS will conduct its first course: How to get financing on December 12-13 at the Bristol Hotel. For details, please go to: http://www.bds.infopro.com.lb
December 1: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition is out with a new look, adapted from the makeover of its international parent edition. Cover story: Asian cars race to overtake sales of European and US made automobiles in the Middle East.
December 1: Lebanon Opportunities analyses recent increases in prices of the property market. Also includes: 2008 car models and prices
Nov 5: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition was ranked as first or second magazine in penetration amongst business readers in most GCC countries according to a survey undertaken by Ipsos Stat.
Nov 5: Lebanon Opportunities was ranked as the number one magazine in Lebanon by business readers in a survey undertaken by Ipsos Stat.
Nov 1: Lebanon Opportunities includes a special feature on special products and services for Men.
Nov 1: The business of luxury watches in the Gulf is the cover story of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition this month.
October 29: The Rotary Club - Baabda hosted Ramzi El Hafez for a presentation on Business Opportunities in Lebanon. This was followed by a questions and answers period.
October 13 Ramzi El Hafez was the guest of Said Ghorayeb on NBN. For 90 minutes, the interview focused on the general health of the economy and the effect of politics, minimum wage, unemployment and emigration, privatization, reform, and topics concerning the private sector.
October 2: jobs.com.lb makes its debut. This job matching website is focused on Lebanon and has unique features. Job seekers and employers are connected directly by this website. The website was developed by InfoPro and is managed by it.
October 1: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition features a special article on real estate in the Gulf and takes a closer look at the private equity business in the region.
October 1: The Lebanon Opportunities promotion continues for new subscribers: Subscribe in September and get a free copy of Easy Banking 2007
October 1: Lebanon Opportunities takes a closer look at the telecom privatization process and includes a full salary scale for the banking industry
September 12: All presentations delivered at the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference are now available on the event website.
September 11-13: The daily press has widely covered the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference with major features in the economic pages of Al-Mustakbal, An Nahar [Tuesday-Wednesday], As Safir, Al Balad, L'Orient-Le Jour [Tuesday - Thursday], The Daily Star, and other publications.
September 11: More than 500 people attended the second day of the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference. Eight workshops were organized around the themes of Telecom, WTO, labor, human resouces, expansionabroad, franchising, real estate, and financing. Matchmaking sessions between projects and financiers also take place for the second consecutive day. The sessions which started at 5 pm continued until around 8:30 pm
September 10: Prime Minister Fouad Siniora inaugurated the Business in Lebanon conference organized by Lebanon Opportunities with a one-hour session that included a live telecast retransmited by TeleLiban followed by Minister of Finance Jihad Azour, the country manager of The World Bank, Demba Ba and the country manager of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The first day closed with a lively wrap up session with economists Kamal Hamdan, Samir Nasr, Makram Sader, and Louis Hobeika, with the participation of journalists Sabine Ouseiss and Osama Habib. The conference started at 5 pm and the deliberations end at 9 pm. Parallel to the conference, Lebanon Opportunities organized matchmaking sessions between projects seeking finance and equity and debt financiers. Around 20 projects have been scheduled to present over the two days of the conference.
September 8-11: Several press ads have been published in An Nahar, Al Balad, The Daily Star, and L'Orient-Le Jour for the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference.
September 5: Four corporate sponsors have announced their backing of the Business Opportunities in Lebanon conference: AXA, Octagon, Lebanese Canadian Bank, and Ghalayini for Trade and Turnkey. FFA Private Bank has also sponsored the Investment Matching sessions of the conference. The conference also received the support of the following organizations: USAID, AMIDEAST, IFC, ELCIM, Berytech, the Lebanese Franchise Association, and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
September 3: Lebanon Opportunities has announced a promotion for new subscribers: Subscribe in September and get a free copy of Easy Banking 2007
September 3: Business Opportunities in Lebanon - Year V: 10,000 invitations have been mailed for the upcoming annual conference of Lebanon Opportunities and an email campaign is under way. More than 50 speakers, panelists, and moderators have confirmed their presence.
September 2: In BusinessWeek - Arabic edition, a close look at the telecom sector both in the Arab World and internationally. Also included: features on foreign banks, arab airlines, and the success of moslems in the United States.
September 2: Lebanon Opportunities is focusing on export of coffee, planning business events, and jobs in the insurance sector.
August 2: In the August issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition: The emergence of Arab dot.com companies
August 2: A complete buyer's guide for residential is included in the August issue of Lebanon Opportunities covering the Greater Beirut area
August 1: Lebanon Opportunities announced its fifth annual conference: Business Opportunities in Lebanon. The event includes more than 15 workshops with 50+ speakers, a trade show, and matchmaking between financiers and companies and projects looking for equity and debt financing. The conference will take place on September 10-11 at the Dbayeh Convention Center.
WORKSHOPS
The conference will be focused on issues of economic recovery and opportunities in a variety of sectors including telecom, franchising, foreign expansion, real estate, financing, insurance, WTO, labor, and other issues.
PARTICIPANTS
Like every year, more than one thousand policy and business decision makers from the public and private sectors are expected to attend. More than 50 high-profile speakers will take part in more than 15 special workshops organized specially for this event.
EVENT PROMOTION
The conference will be widely publicized through press advertising, emails, and personal invitations. A trade show will be held in parallel, featuring growing companies seeking or presenting opportunities. Special matchmaking sessions between financiers and companies and projects seeking finance will be organized within the framework of this conference.
CONFERENCE ISSUE OF LEBANON OPPORTUNITIES
In its issue published in September, Lebanon Opportunities will dedicate a special ‘Business Opportunities in Lebanon’ section in prelude to the conference containing a variety of conference related topics. In addition to its regular wide circulation, this issue will be distributed to all attendees of the event, including speakers, conference participants, trade show exhibitors, and the press.
SPONSORSHIP, ADVERTISING, AND PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES
This event present a variety of opportunities to promote brands, products and services aimed at decisions makers in the middle and upper segments. Opportunities include: Sponsorship, advertising in the magazine and program, flyer distribution, product display, booth at the event, and other create media buys.
July 2: In the July issue of BusinessWeek - Arabic edition read about the competition over human resouces between foreign banks and Islamic banks in the Gulf. See also the ranking of the top ten Islamic bank in the Arab World
July 2: In the July issue of Lebanon Opportunities: What the private sector doesn't know about WTO
June 30: The InfoPro Center for Economic Information renewed its contract until the end of 2007 to manage and develop the content of the two official websites: lebanonundersiege.gov.lb and rebuildlebanon.gov.lb thanks to funding from the TAG program by Amideast/USAID
June 22: The Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET) and the IFC have announced that a plan to reduce 45 percent of the cost of registering a business in Lebanon. This action is a direct result of a study on business registration process undertaken by InfoPro Research together with other institutes for the benefit of IFC
June 21: The InfoPro Center for Economic Information has completed its Citizens Satisfaction study undertaken for the benefit of the Ministry of Finance. The study was partially funded by the Amideast/TAG program. Study results were presented to ministry officials. Minister of Finance H.E. Jihad Azour said: "This study will be used as a benchmark to assess future progress in reform at the ministry."
June 5: BusinessWeek – Arabic edition is looking at the top 10 destinations for investment in the hospitality sector in the Arab World
June 2: Lebanon Opportunities looks at how the economy is fighting for survival
May 30: Lebanon Opportunities has announced that it is organizing a conference on July 10-11 under the theme: Facing the Economic Challenge with the participation and collaboration of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Trade.
May 21-22: BusinessWeek organized 'Middle East Asian Partnership', a two day conference in Dubai under the patronnage of Sheikha Lubna Kassimi, UAE Minister of Trade. Many dignitaries participated in the conference including John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister of Thailand, a large number of government and corporate officials from the Middle East and Asian countries.
May 5: BusinessWeek – Arabic edition is looking east with coverage on Shanghai, as well as an overview on the fast developing construction in Abu Dhabi.
May 5: Easy Insurance 2007 is now in the market. This classic reference has been fully updated with latest market figures on premiums and costs, as well as a complete directory.
May 2: Lebanon Opportunities new issue includes several new monthly sections including: Cover story, Jobs and salaries, and personal finance. New sections are slated to be added in the next few months.
April 5: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition included several special reports: Office Towers in the Gulf, the Business of Credit Cards, and a report on the Arab Summit.
April 2: A number of business leaders have submitted testimonials on what they think of Lebanon Opportunities. The testimonials are published in the tenth anniversary issue of the magazine.
April 2: In its anniversary issue, Lebanon Opportunities has published a special Thank You for around 1,000 companies that have trusted the magazine to carry its message.
April 2: Lebanon Opportunities has reached its tenth year. On that occasion, a special edition – and packaging – was published. The edition was dedicated to a ten-year retrospective on the Lebanese economy and various business sectors including an extensive table of indictors. The issue promises to be kept for years to come as a reference.
March 5: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition looks at the dogfight between Airbus and Boeing for market share in the Middle East
March 1: Lebanon Opportunities publishes a special section on luxury cars
February 26: First book sold on Lebanon Bookstore
February 24: BusinessWeek is covering the Jeddah Economic Forum convened this year on Feb24-27 at the Jeddah Hilton. In an interview with Saudi TV, Ramzi El Hafez said: "Reform is the grand theme of this conference... but the caution that has characterized the region must give way to speed, because the entire world is changing quickly and we don't want to be trailing much behind."
February 22:
Extensive media coverage in daily newspapers on the lunch with Governor Salameh. The event was the lead story in all economic sections.
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An Nahar, Assafir, The Daily Star, Almoustakbal, Alddiyar
February 21: Lebanon Opportunities hosted a lunch-debate with Riad Salameh, Governor of The Central Bank. More than 130 people attended the event at Crowne Plaza hotel. Governor Salameh took questions from the floor.
February 18: EasyBanking 2007 now released
February 15: Lebanon Bookstore, an online utility to search and buy books on Lebanon has been announced in beta testing. The bookstore has been developed using Amazon.com tools. The bookstore can be accessed from InfoPro's various websites including opportunities.com.lb and databank.com.lb.
February 5: BusinessWeek - Arabic edition has Retail Banking in the GCC as its February cover story.
February 1: Lebanon Opportunities publishes an exclusive interview with the Governor of the Central Bank on the economic implication of the Paris III conference. A lunch-debate will follow on Feb 21.
January 28: Ramzi El Hafez, the publisher of Lebanon Opportunities, has been hosted by Sabine Oueiss on Future TV Iktissaduna Wal Alam.
January 26: Ramzi El Hafez, the publisher of Lebanon Opportunities, has been hosted by the French Senat television station on a special program on Lebanon.
January 25: Lebanon Opportunities covers direct from Paris the conference on aid on Lebanon.
January 23: InfoPro is open for work as usual despite call for general strike.
January 22: Ramzi El Hafez is elected on the board of directors of the Lebanese BusinessMen Association (Rassemblement des dirigeants and chefs d'entreprises Libanais - RDCL).
January 19: InfoPro Research starts deploying Banktrak 2007. The first delivery batch is on the Beirut region to be followed by other regions.
January 18: The World Bank selects InfoPro Research to undertake a study on Women Entrepreneurship in Lebanon's Formal Private Sector: A Gender Focused Investment Climate Assessment (ICA).
January 11: www.opportunities.com.lb is now offering RSS feed.
January 08: The new editorial plan for Lebanon Opportunities has been announced. The new plan includes many new features sections and entails a total revamping of Lebanon Opportunities.
January 05: BusinessWeek (Arabic Edition) has published a special edition on "Best Investments in 2007"
January 05: Ramzi El Hafez, the company's general manager, has been hosted by Marcel Ghanem together with H.E. Minister Jihad Azour for a three-hours talk show on LBC's Kalam Al Nass.
January 04: All information related to the Paris III Conference will be published instantaneously on rebuildlebanon.gov.lb.
January 03: The Arabic version of RebuildLebanon.gov.lb is now available online. This version is a replica of the English-language version but also contains specific information available solely in the Arabic language.
January 02: Lebanon Opportunities has just published its latest issue with the "I love Life" campaign on its cover.
December 24: BusinessWeek unveils its editorial plan for 2007.
December 1: Rebuildlebanon.gov.lb is the official website for economic recovery in Lebanon. All news, papers, and information on all human, material, and economic reconstruction are published on this site. The site has passed its beta testing and is now online.
November 27: BusinessWeek participates in the Media & Marketing show in Dubai. The show includes all major media in the Levant and GCC countries.
November 8: Economic Impact of the War in Lebanon: New study published by the InfoPro Center for Economic Information under a grant from USAID. The study was undertaken to assess the direct and indirect economic consequence of the July 2006 War on Lebanon and what are the measures that various sectors are seeking to implement. The study includes several field surveys undertaken by InfoPro to measure the impact on employment, cash flows for business, and other impact elements.
November 9-10: Back in Business Conference: To celebrate the return of Lebanon Opportunities, and in parallel with the beginning of the country's economic recovery, a conference was organized by InfoPro. The Conference spanned over two days with more than 45 speakers and 700 participants. The conference had a grand finale at the Grand Serail with an address by Prime Minister Saniora, who also hosted an official dinner for the conference participants.
November 2: Lebanon Opportunities is back!
After a three-month closure forced by the July 2006 War, Lebanon Opportunities is back with a special Back-in-Business issue. This issue contains all the news since July 2006 and several in-depth features on the impact of the war on Lebanon.