NOVEMBER 2016
EDITORIAL
It's time for some serious changes
From the Lebanese entrepreneurship ecosystem to capital markets, action needs to be taken
Yasser Akkaoui
LEADERS
COVER STORY
To be or when to be
The CMA faces barriers in the national quest for Lebanese capital markets
Thomas Schellen
A desire to monopolize the Lebanese forex market?
The CMA wishes to curb the long tradition of leverage and speculation in currency trading
Thomas Schellen
A view from the other side
Interview with Firas Safieddine of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA)
Thomas Schellen
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Taking stock of the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Encouraging signs mean growth looks set to continue
Thomas Schellen and Matt Nash
The legal building blocks of the ecosystem
The challenges to launching a startup in Lebanon
Matt Nash
United foods of Lebanon
Food entrepreneur brings communities together through traditional meals
Nabila Rahhal
BANKING & FINANCE
AUTOMOTIVE
Lack of consumer confidence affecting demand
Executive talks with head of the AAI, Antoine Boukater, about car sales in 2016
Jeremy Arbid