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Encyclopedia > Solidere

SOLIDERE s.a.l. is a $2-billion firm that manages the reconstruction of Beirut's central business district. It was incorporated as a Lebanon joint-stock company on May 5, 1994. Its name is an acronym of Societe Libanaise pour le Developement et Reconstruction de centre ville de Beyrouth, which is French for The Lebanese Company for the Development and Reconstruction of Beirut Central District (BCD). Central Beirut (2004) Beirut (Arabic: , transliterated Bayrūt - the French name, Beyrouth, was also commonly used in English in the past) is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. ... A joint stock company is a special kind of partnership. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


Solidere shares are listed on the Beirut Stock Exchange, and its Global Depository Receipts trade on the London Stock Exchange. The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building The London Stock Exchange (abbreviated LSE) is a stock exchange located in London. ...


Its shareprice in the Beirut Stock Exchange has risen sharply in the last year from around US$5.00 in early 2004 to close at US$17.50 on Friday, 23 December 2005. December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The company was founded by the late Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri. This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri — Arabic: رفيق الحريری (short name) or رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري (long name) — (November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005), was a Muslim Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon, and was twice Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004. ...


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