Making his first appearance since his dramatic escape from Japan, Arabian Business was front and centre for Carlos Ghosn’s invite-only appearance in Beirut and one thing is clear: it’s hard not to fall for the charms of the world’s most famous fugitive.
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Carlos Ghosn says escaping Japan was like rebirth
CNBC contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera discusses her interview with Carlos Ghosn on “Closing Bell.”
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Nissan, Carlos Ghosn fined over claims they hid $140m in pay
Japanese prosecutors also have accused Ghosn of transferring personal losses to Nissan and using company funds for financial transactions in the Middle East
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Crisis-hit Nissan CEO set to resign as board meets
Hiroto Saikawa’s reported decision to step down comes days after he admitted receiving overpayments
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Driving force: Markus Leithe, Infiniti Middle East
Markus Leithe is managing director of Infiniti Middle East, a Japanese carmaker known for its innovation, its boundary-pushing, and its human-centred approached to automotive design
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Popularity contest: Nissan’s Thierry Sabbagh
Japanese carmaker Nissan already has the lion’s share of the market in the region, but newly appointed managing director for the Middle East, Thierry Sabbagh is keen to see even more of their cars on the roads
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Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs after net quarterly profit slumps 95%
The embattled firm has been buffeted by poor performance in the United States and Europe as well as the scandal of financial misconduct charges against former boss Carlos Ghosn
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Ghosn sues Nissan and Mitsubishi for breach of contract: report
Ghosn is accusing Nissan and Mitsubishi of breaching his contract as an employee of NMBV, their joint subsidiary based in the Netherlands, and seeking up to $16.8m in damages
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Renault chairman promises ‘fresh start’ with Nissan
Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said that there can be ‘no success’ for the company if the alliance with Nissan doesn’t succeed
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France ready to cut Renault stake to shore up Nissan ties
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Renault and Nissan should work on beefing up ties before exploring further merger possibilities
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Carlos Ghosn’s fight to prove his innocence begins in Tokyo
The trial probably won’t get underway until 2020, several pre-trial hearings between now and then
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Nissan full-year net profit more than halves to near-decade low
Nissan’s results came as ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn, now released on bail, awaits his fate after prosecutors hit him with a fourth set of charges over alleged financial misconduct
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Carlos Ghosn didn’t receive any money via Oman, says lawyer
After Carlos Ghosn’s first arrest in November, Nissan and Renault uncovered payments made through companies in Oman and Lebanon
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Japanese court grants $4.5m bail to Carlos Ghosn
Prosecutors are likely to appeal the court’s decision, delaying his immediate release but public broadcaster NHK said he could walk out of his detention centre ‘as early as Thursday’
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Carlos Ghosn indicted on new charges by Tokyo prosecutors
Nissan files criminal complaint against Ghosn for use of funds
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Carlos Ghosn accuses Nissan executives of ‘backstabbing’ plot in new video
Carlos Ghosn said there was a fear that the next step of the alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi – and a move towards a merger – would ‘threaten some people or eventually threaten the autonomy of Nissan’
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Carlos Ghosn may be re-arrested ahead of planned news conference
The former chairman of Nissan had a news conference planned for April 11, saying he was ‘ready to tell the truth about what’s happening’