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Lebanon's booming economy has been strongly supported by the money that the Lebanese Diaspora is sending from abroad.
Lebanon's booming economy has been strongly supported by the money that the Lebanese Diaspora is sending from abroad.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Lebanese Diaspora has become the country's most profitable export
  • Over nine million Lebanese live abroad and send their money back home
  • The Middle Eastern airlines are becoming more and more competitive
  • British Airways CEO Willie Walsh on positioning his carrier in rapidly changing market

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 and are 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 also by the threat of strikes and the ash cloud crisis.

Still, 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.

Watch the show this week at the times (GMT) below:

Friday: 0915, 1745
Saturday: 0445
Sunday: 0615,1745