The truth fills the streets
As parents of children who have emigrated, like most citizens, we have gone down to Martyrs’ and Riad Solh squares to see their faces in those of the younger generation currently protesting there. They have revolted and shaken the ground under the feet of the political class, and businesspeople who have thrived and grown under the shadow of our politicians. ‘All’ means ‘All’ and we are part of them.
Banks can help fight corruption
It is high time that we listen to the sons of this ‘civilized civil revolution’, as described by the distinguished journalist Jihad El Zein. We bankers find ourselves in an uneasy position as we must lend a helping hand on two issues: exposing and fighting corruption on the one hand, and, on the other hand, contributing to the recovery of the large sums of stolen public money. This is possible through the lifting of
