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November 2016

by RabihIbrahim

NOVEMBER 2016

 

EDITORIAL



It's time for some serious changes
From the Lebanese entrepreneurship ecosystem to capital markets, action needs to be taken




LEADERS



A small matter of perspective
It’s time to break the silence on the CMA






Getting competitive
Circular 331 needs a legal system to back it




COVER STORY



To be or when to be
The CMA faces barriers in the national quest for Lebanese capital markets






A desire to monopolize the Lebanese forex market?
The CMA wishes to curb the long tradition of leverage and speculation in currency trading






A view from the other side
Interview with Firas Safieddine of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA)




ENTREPRENEURSHIP



Taking stock of the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Encouraging signs mean growth looks set to continue


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Into a new dimension
Boldly adding academia to the entrepreneurship game plan






The legal building blocks of the ecosystem
The challenges to launching a startup in Lebanon




United foods of Lebanon
Food entrepreneur brings communities together through traditional meals




BANKING & FINANCE



Toward a national strategy
Gone missing: potential stakeholders




AUTOMOTIVE



Lack of consumer confidence affecting demand
Executive talks with head of the AAI, Antoine Boukater, about car sales in 2016




LAST WORD



Convincing the masses
Political outsiders face hurdles in gaining traction