Lara Habib Chamat (, born 13 November 1980) is a Lebanese Senior Business

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News Channel.

Biography

Lara, born in

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, is of Lebanese origin, studied banking and finance as an undergraduate and holds an

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from the

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(LAU), in

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Career

Lara started her career as a

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, which is one of the largest Lebanese banks, and worked there for 3 years. She then moved to

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(

is the only 24-hour Arabic language financial and business information television channel. It covers regional and international affairs from an Arab economic perspective) where she presented the main business programs for two years. Lara joined Al Arabiya News Channel in 2006 as the presenter and producer of ''Aswaq al-Kuwait'', which was a weekly program that tackled sensitive topics in the Kuwaiti market. Simultaneously, she reported daily on the

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and the major economic developments. She moved back to

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in 2008 to present "Aswaq al-Arabiya" programs, which are the main

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bulletins that follow the daily performance of the Arab and international

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. The show hosts daily decision makers and

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of top companies. During the course of her work, Habib covered several conferences which include the annual

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meetings, the 3rd

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Summit, the 8th

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Banking Conference, the 3rd

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and the 4th Global Competitiveness Forum. She has also interviewed some of the most influential people in the local and international business world including The Former International Monetary Fund Managing Director

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president

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, Head of

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and

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Chairman

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References

External links

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*Lara Habi

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