Economena Analytics

There is a tremendous link between what Lebanon needs in terms of information, transparency and planning, and what improved data can help deliver. In this context, Executive followed up on developments at Beirut-based data services provider, Economena Analytics, with company founder Tamim Akiki and deputy chief executive Amani Kandil. E   What has happened with Economena since Executive interviewed you for our entrepreneurship report on tech companies which was published in November 2014? Tamim Akiki (TA): October 2014 was when we launched our flagship product, the Economena User Station. Starting with the launch, we have seen some good uptake of our services from the market. We signed up several more clients in Lebanon, including banks and universities. In the year 2015, we improved the product a lot and added new features, including a cool feature called Tables. This feature facilitates visualization of data from different sources and allows clients to