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Economic Expert Dr. Louis Hobeika: Profile

Education
1- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa, USA. PhD in Economics, 1980. Dissertation on " Dividend Policy " under the supervision of Professor Irwin Friend. MA in Economics, 1977. Thesis on " An Econometric Analysis of the Equilibrium in the French Balance of Payments " under the supervision of Professor Lawrence Klein.
2- University of Paris 2, Assas, France. BA in Economics, 1976.
3- Harvard University / JFK School of Government. Executive Education Program on " Innovation and Creativity ". 1999.
4- IFR. Training Seminar on " Project Finance ". London 1999.

Experience
1- Société de Développement des Télécommunications du Liban sal (SODETEL) August 1994-Present. Chairman and CEO of a leading telecommunications company owned by the Lebanese State (50%), France Telecom (40%) and Telecom Italia (10%).
2- International Chamber of Commerce ICC-Lebanon. Secretary General of the Lebanese branch of ICC. 1996-Present. ICC is the most important business organization in the world.
3- Smallholder Livestock Rehabilitation Project (IFAD/Min.of Agr.) 1995-1996. Agricultural Credit/ Cooperative Adviser.
4- American University of Beirut,Lebanon, 1994-Present. Adjunct Professor of Economics and Finance.
5- Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (G.O.I.C.), Doha-Qatar, Jan/1994-Jan/1995. Expert on commodities and the WTO.
6- World Bank, Washington, D.C. U.S.A. May/1989-Dec/1993. Economist in the research department and in operations. I undertook research on Aluminium and supervised some of the Bank's work in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.
7- The American University, Washington,D.C. USA. Adjunct Professor of Economics. 1992.
8- George Mason University, Fairfax, Va, USA. Adjunct Professor of Finance. 1993.
9- Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, 1980-1989. Professor of Economics and Finance, 1980-1989.
10- Centers of Banking and Insurance studies, Beirut, Lebanon. Member of the Board of Directors, 1980-1989.
11- Proche Orient-Etudes Economiques, Beirut, Lebanon. Director of that quarterly review, 1983-1989.
12- Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa, USA. Assistant Professor of Finance, 1980.
13- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa, USA. Assistant, 1977-1980.

Languages
Completely fluent in English, French and Arabic. Working Knowledge of Spanish. Knowledge of Word Perfect, Excel, Windows, Lotus and Harvard Graphics.

Publications
1- Weekly economic column in Al-Anwar (Newspaper widely circulated in Lebanon and the Arab World).
2- Occasional columns in Annahar, Assafir, Al-Idari, Al Khaleej, Al-Siyassah, and others.
3- Plus more than 700 hundred articles in international and Middle Eastern journals.

Honor
1- The American Biographical Institute. Personality of the Year (1998).
2- Fulbright Scholar. The Wharton School, 1985.
3- Who's Who in Lebanon and in America.
4- Many prizes in schools and universities.

Other Activities
Presented several papers on issues related to economics, finance and telecommunications in local, regional and international seminars (Chicago, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Beirut, etc…). Member of many social, business and cultural groups and clubs. Member of the American Economic Association and the Middle East Economic Association.

Personal
Born on July 14, 1954. Married with two children. Hobbies: Tennis and Chess.

Contact Information:
P.O.Box: 11-6848 - Riad El Solh
Beirut 1107 2230 - Lebanon
Phone: (961) 5 956006
Phone :(961) 5 921190
Fax: (961) 5 956007
Fax: (961) 5 921309
E.mail: lgh@sodetel.net.lb