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April 2018

by Executive Editors

APRIL 2018

 

EDITORIAL





LEADERS



This won’t be easy
New investments could add $20 billion to Lebanon’s debt




COVER STORY



A litmus test in Paris
All stakeholders know that reforms and investments are needed. Paris may be our last chance






What’s in the Capital Investment Plan?
A look at Lebanon’s development plan for CEDRE






Let the sunshine in
Lebanon’s electricity plan comes up short on renewables






A window of opportunity
The EU backs reform and investment in Lebanon




SPECIAL REPORT



In the fog
Lebanese insurers ever resilient against the same challenges






Taking risks
Should Lebanese insurers dip their toes into oil and gas?






The art of insurance
Talking brokerage in a languid environment




ECONOMICS & POLICY



Offshore petroleum investments made riskier
The maritime boundaries dispute’s effect on investors






Wind farms in Lebanon
Challenges and opportunities






Energy and climate change
Lebanon’s intertwined challenges


and and




Valued opinions
Lebanon revives the economic and social council


and




Lebanese in Brazil will not vote come May
Lebanese-Brazilians remain culturally and economically linked to the motherland, but politically are far removed






Troubled and troublesome
Identities in the Middle East continue to haunt and raise questions—two books reviewed


and


REAL ESTATE



The untouchable hotel
Urban activists view Eden Bay as a symbol of dysfunction




ENTREPRENEAURSHIP



Beyond start-ups
Teaching entrepreneurship to promote civic engagement




Creating synergies
With better education and governance




AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRY



Say (goat) cheese
Lebanese dairy producers diversify into new opportunities




LAST WORD



Taxes 101
A taxpayer’s charter for better fiscal citizenship