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WE Initiative by BLC Bank Lebanon

WE Initiative by BLC Bank Lebanon

We Initiative is the first and only program dedicated to the economic empowerment of women in the MENA Region. Is has two main objectives: becoming the Bank of Reference and the Employer Of Choice for Women through financial and non-financial products and services. This presentation was given during a conference jointly organized by The Arab Monetary Fund and IFC on “Building a High Performance Small Medium Enterprise Business in the Arab World” on 7-8 May 2013 in Dubai, UAE

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on May 16, 2013

The Positive and Negative Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth in MENA Countries

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This study aims to observe the impacts of remittances on economic growth, using panel data set of MENA countries, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia, during the period 2000-1010. These countries have experienced a major increase in remittance inflows, and at this time accounts for the bulk of total remittance receipts, compared with other regions. Most countries, remittances represent the largest source of foreign exchange earnings and represent more than more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 18, 2013

HIV and Bangladeshi Women Migrant Workers

HIV and Bangladeshi Women Migrant Workers

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This study provides both quantitative and qualitative information that addresses the gaps of the HIV vulnerabilities and service needs of Bangladeshi women migrants. Based on the findings of the study, specific recommendations have been made with the aim of increasing Bangladeshi women migrants’ level of knowledge and level of risk perception on STI, HIV and AIDS issues, along with necessary policy reform and programmatic interventions. The findings of this study confirm that women migrants more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 16, 2012

Trafficking of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

Trafficking of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

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Human trafficking and its link to migrant domestic labor in Lebanon is a complex, sensitive, and challenging issue. The present study seeks to address human trafficking for labor exploitation in particular. The primary objective is to identify and analyze the key factors that make migrant domestic workers vulnerable to human trafficking within the context of Lebanon. The aim is to identify structural factors that create systemic vulnerabilities for migrant domestic workers during their more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 5, 2012

Tax Transparency 2011

Tax Transparency 2011

Over the past two years, there has been a sea change in the level of tax cooperation throughout the world. This progress report represents an update on the work of the Global Forum to date. Based on the 59 reviews completed so far, this report together with its annexes shows a high level of cooperation and a good level of compliance, and identifies unresolved deficiencies. The peer review process examines the legal and regulatory framework of the member jurisdictions (Phase 1 reviews) and the more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 11, 2011

Lebanon urban profile: A desk review report

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This report has been prepared to serve as a background document for the first report on the State of the Arab Cities to be published by the UN-HABITAT, the Arab League and the Arab Town Organization. It is based on a desk review of existing and published studies, papers and reports. The report follows a template prepared for the State of Arab Cities and is divided into six sections: 1. Section one looks at the population and urban growth; 2. Section two profiles the urban economy; 3. Section more...

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D C on November 10, 2011

Private Sector and Enterprise Development

Private Sector and Enterprise Development

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This book is concerned with the context for private sector development (PSD) including micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs1), the PSD challenges and the relevant policy, institutional and research capacity, responses and needs in 12 MENA countries: Algeria (AG), Egypt (EG), Iraq (IQ), Jordan (JO), Lebanon (LE), Morocco (MA), Sudan (SD), Syria (SY), Tunisia (TN), Turkey (TR), the West Bank & Gaza (WB&G) and Yemen (YE), hereafter referred to as the MENA-12. The rationale for this more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 23, 2011

A Critical Examination of Foreign Aid Policy

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In this paper the authors try to offer a critical analysis of the foreign aid policies that developed countries and international institutions continually promote in order to fight poverty in the Third World.

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Sonia Hossain on May 16, 2011

Corporate Governance Trends

Corporate Governance Trends

This publication t highlights corporate governance trends in the Middle East and North Africa region. This issue, discuss about how good governance in Lebanon helped avoid collapse during the financial crisis, a newly launched corporate governance code in Algeria, a successful governance scorecard program in the Philippines, and an interview with CIPE Executive Director John D. Sullivan about the importance of corporate governance in response to the global economic crisis. (source:CIPE,2009)

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Moushumi Biswas on August 2, 2009

Policy note on the impact of the financial and economic crisis on Arab States

In April 2009, a policy note was published by the ILO Regional Office for Arab States in Beirut, which reviews the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on Arab states until early 2009 and offers a number of policy considerations on employment and social protection policies. The policy note is available in Arabic and English. Behrendt, C.; Haq, T., and Kamel, N., 2009: The impact of the financial and economic crisis on Arab States: Considerations on employment and social more...

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Christina Behrendt on July 16, 2009

Knowledge Mapping of IT competencies in the Mediterranean region and dialogue fostering

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MAP-IT-MED.EU is the official website under the MAP-IT! project – (Knowledge Mapping of IT competencies in the Mediterranean region and dialog fostering) and is funded by the European Commission under the FP6 IST Program. UNESCO is one of the partners in the project. The project aims to highlight the opportunities for research collaboration in ICT between Europe and the Mediterranean region with a specific focus on the following MED partner countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon Morocco more...

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John Daly on April 6, 2009

Lebanon - Electricity sector public expenditure review

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'The Lebanese electricity sector is at the heart of a deep crisis. The sector is unable to supply the reliable electricity needed by homes, offices and industry. It is a massive drain on government finances, crowding out more valuable expenditures on education, infrastructure, social protection, and health, and putting macroeconomic stability at risk. The sector accumulates huge debt with little to show for it, and those who are least able to provide for themselves suffer the consequences most more...

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Imran Uddin on November 13, 2008

Muslim Health Network

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The Muslim Health Network aims to play a principle role in promoting, preserving, and protecting health and health education amongst Muslim Communities in the UK. It collaborates with other NGOs, including those operating in Iraq. The strategic aspirations of the network are to improve the standard of health and well being within the community through information, support, news, advice, events and the promotion of general health issues. MHN aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the more...

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Victor K. Mugarura on September 7, 2006

A Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Lebanon

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The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Lebanon was launched in Beirut on April 27, 2006 by the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Fouad Sanioura, in the presence of all government ministers and the Lebanese scientific and academic communities. UNESCO set the formulation of a science, technology and innovation policy for Lebanon in motion three years ago. The report is the fruit of the work of four task forces led by Peter Tindemans and involving prominent Lebanese scientists and more...

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John Daly on May 13, 2006

Rising to the Digital Challenge: Lessons form Mediterranean Enterprises

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This book is a collective effort resulting from a 3-year cooperation program between academic and vocational training institutions from the Mediterranean Basin, brought together within the framework of the European project entitled ‘MEDFORIST’. MEDFORIST is one of the many projects funded by the European Commission under the EUMEDIS initiative. The objective of the EUMEDIS initiative is to contribute to the expansion and qualitative improvement of the Euro-Mediterranean Information Society in more...

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Eugene SCODIGOR on December 1, 2005

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