CNN Market Place Middle East
SHOW #155
IN FOCUS - LEBANON'S BURGEONING EXPORT
Four years of political stability has translated into a boom for Lebanon's economy held up by significant remittances from the Lebanese Diaspora. Over nine million Lebanese live abroad sending their money back home. This week MME takes a look at Lebanon's most lucrative export.
FACETIME - WILLIE WALSH, CEO, BRITISH AIRWAYS
The global airline industry has been rocked this year, not only by the economic slowdown, but the threat of strikes and the ash cloud crisis. But according to IATA, the sector is slowly recovering and the Middle Eastern airlines are leading the way, making them very competitive for the world’s other leading airlines. This week MME sat down with British Airways CEO Willie Walsh and asked him how to position his carrier versus rapidly growing Middle East counterparts.
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