Ziad Hayek discusses new PPP projects

by Thomas Schellen & Jeremy Arbid December 17, 2018

written by Thomas Schellen & Jeremy Arbid December 17, 2018

Photo by: Greg Demarque/Executive

At the end of October, Executive interviewed Ziad Hayek, secretary general of the High Council of Privatization and PPP (HCP), to learn of proposed public-private partnerships. The HCP had organized stakeholder meetings to discuss public-private partnership (PPP) proposed projects. This interview primarily discussed two PPP projects that are now in the pre-planning phase—the expansion of the Beirut airport and a toll road plus highway extension. A third PPP project, discussed as part of a published interview with Hayek in Executive’s November issue special report on entrepreneurship, concerns the construction of a national data center. E Two projects—relating to Rafic Hariri Airport, the toll road and highway extension—have been officially mentioned as PPP projects that are underway. The airport expansion project is to build Terminal 2. This is a longer-term plan for a new terminal and not about the immediate improvements planned for airport Terminal 1. This new terminal will

Thomas Schellen

Thomas Schellen is Executive's editor-at-large. He has been reporting on Middle Eastern business and economy for over 20 years. Send mail

Jeremy Arbid

Jeremy Arbid is an energy and public affairs analyst specializing in Lebanon’s oil and gas industry. He was formerly a journalist covering economics and government policy for Executive Magazine in Beirut. His experience includes roles as a policy specialist in Chicago and with the United Nations in Geneva. Jeremy holds a Master's in Public Administration from the American University of Beirut and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Hamline University.

Ziad Hayek discusses new PPP projects

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