Trade is as old as it is beneficial for economic development. In the foundational economic treatise on the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, the 18th century Scottish enlightenment philosopher, extolled …

This summer, despite suffering violent aggressions, Lebanon did what it always does. In April, bombs fell quiet in the capital, the diaspora came home, arrivals leapt within weeks and by …

Lebanon entered 2026 facing a familiar fiscal challenge: how to increase government revenue while meeting growing public spending needs. With pressure to finance public-sector compensation, maintain government operations and address …

During the 2024 war, as I toured shelters for people displaced from their homes, I asked them about their needs. Many families had fled so quickly that they had left …

Does war create opportunities? Probably not the kind anyone would wish for. But war creates new realities, and the ongoing bombardments are once again reshaping what Lebanon will have to …