Illustration by: Ivan Debs
EDITORIAL
L’espoir fait vivre
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
Valued opinions
Lebanon revives the economic and social council
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
REAL ESTATE
The untouchable hotel
Urban activists view Eden Bay as a symbol of dysfunction
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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
