Thursday, April 12, 2012

Time to invest in Beirut, Lebanon

The BSE has been perking up but I'm not sure I want to play the "Assad is Dead" game.
From Alpha Global Investors:
I grew up with many friends from lebanon (Congo ex Zaire).
With Syria out of the way, and Iran stuck in a corner, I expect that Hezbollah will eventually
wake up and "change its mind" regarding its activities ...
No one will be there to back them anymore ...
Lebanon's future will soon look quite "bright" in the years to come.
Let's hope to see an ETF soon (so far the local index is loaded with banks)
 
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