LEBANON, SYRIA, JORDAN PAINT INDUSTRY FEATURE

BY PAUL COCHRANEIN the Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian paint markets there is always an extra ingredient that must be thrown into the mix: politics. The political situation, internal or external, can have positive knock-on effects, such as Jordan's booming construction market due to an influx of Iraqi refugees, or negatively, such as in Lebanon, where the sector is experiencing something of a slump due to political instability.Being able to anticipate and work into projections the ups and downs in the Levant's political roller coaster ride is an essential part of ...


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