July / Ocober 2025



EDITORIAL


Sending a clear message: In English, Arabic and French



LEADER


Houses of cards
The lesson of Lebanon’s urban housing crisis



ECONOMICS & POLICY


Research in crisis
Developing a native and participatory framework




The linchpin of leap frogging
An interview with Minister Fadi Makki




Talk about smart buying
Interview with Rami Bitar




Institutional heft in tumultuous times
An interview with LAU president Chaouki Abdallah



REAL ESTATE


Rebuilding Beirut
What recovery looks like five years later




Still standing
Life after the blast in Beirut’s beating heart




Once upon a time in real estate
Housing policies and property markets




Urban productivity in the digital era
Social efficiency as economic efficacy




Lebanon’s coastal real estate
Can developers bridge public needs with private investment?




To rise from rubble
Can climate action solve the housing crisis?



SOCIAL SECURITY


Ensnared in the social safety net
The burden of NSSF end-of-service payments




Ethical financing of end-of-service payments
An interview with LPSN



LAST WORD


No time to lose
The urgent need to invest in Lebanon’s education system



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