BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese banks which worked for years to build up business in neighbouring Syria have been quietly implementing U.S. and European Union sanctions against Damascus to avoid jeopardising their international operations, bankers and economists say. This is despite close financial ties between the two countries, cemented by the opening of seven Lebanese banking affiliates in Syria …
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(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) UAE Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, leading the UAE's delegation to Algeria, has signed the joint statement of...