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1/ The first nuclear power plant in the Arab world began commercial operations in UAE last week. Our firm acted as financial advisor to the lenders for this groundbreaking $25+bn

1/ This is an incredible article. When people have no faith in their institutions, things that should not be leaked get leaked. It's a mix of useful information about the

1/ It's interesting how much the the evolution of the French initiative can be explained using the basic game theory of conflict. Firstly, a common mistake made in analyzing Lebanese

1/ Prices are rising rapidly & the LBP is depreciating daily because USD reserves are falling and LBP money supply is increasing. I'll explain why this is happening below. The

1/ The ABL Plan is built on two academic studies that are repeatedly referenced in the Plan as "proof" that the Govt should not default on domestically-held debt because it'd

I participated in a meeting with BDL Governor Riad Salameh yesterday in which I had the opportunity to ask some of the questions that I have. Well, mainly one question,

Minister @MarieClaudeNajm, @Hassan_B_Diab revealed that $5.7 bn were transferred out of the country recently. This is an opportunity to show that the Govt is serious about accountability. Start by sending

The Lira:USD exchange rate isn't exclusively determined by BDL. Let's be clear about how the market exchange rate is determined. There is only one real solution to preventing the Lira

The Govt is approaching the economic rescue/ restructuring as a purely economic exercise, but it is so much more than that. An excel spreadsheet may spit out that 70% of

How much of your USD deposits are left? We tried to estimate. For simplicity, we took a “snapshot” of the gap between total customer deposits (USD-only) and sources of USD

How much tax revenue could the Govt of Lebanon generate from future oil & gas activities?I’ve modeled out one scenario assuming ~17 tcf of gas, which is enough to support