APRIL / MAY
THE PLAIN PICTURE
LEADERS
SPECIAL REPORT: BANKING
BUSINESS
Keeping tabs on gender equality
Towards better inclusion of women across economic sectors
Thomas Schellen
SPECIAL REPORT: ANTI-CORRUPTION
Constitutional challenges and the fight against impunity
Can we put an end to corruption?
Ghassan Moukheiber
Prevention of corruption in autonomous public institutions
CaSolid institutions for reforms
Jessica Obeid
Transparency and accountability in international assistance
Protecting international assistance to Lebanon from corruption
Rania Uwaydah Mardini
Integrity safeguards in financing elections and political parties
Ensuring better democracy
Omar Kabboul
ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
MANUFACTURING
1. Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead
Lebanese manufactured products have a future but better access to financing is crucial for production and development
Thomas Schellen
2. What they crave
Brands and synergies matter to them, but manufacturers place top value on another brick in the industrial ecosystem
Walid Slaiby
FOOD PROCESSING AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
1. From local to global
Loss of imports benefited the agro-food sector locally, but going global is a necessity that requires better understanding of tastes and standards
Thomas Schellen
2. Inspiring libations
Seeking a proper Lebanese drinks equation against a flood of worries
Thomas Schellen
2. Forging a silver bullet
By articulating their priorities, Lebanon’s “darling medias” can mobilize huge support from their many friends abroad
Alexis Baghdadi
FOOD & BEVERAGE AND HOSPITALITY
1. Planning the post COVID-19 feast
As pandemic restrictions ease out, hopes rest on tourism amid larger economic uncertainties
Wissam Assouad
2. Pushing forward and outward
Focus on resilience and initiatives to protect social security
Hadi bou Chaaya
TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISES
1. We can rebuild it, we have the brains – but for how long?
Hanging on to Lebanon’s professionals in the technology and knowledge enterprise industry should be the number one priority
Nabil Makari
2. Renaissance people of ICT
Betting on a multitasking, multidisciplinary workforce to increase competitiveness of quality services
Nabil Makari
3. Getting cozy
Can Lebanon position itself as a global digital outsourcing destination?
Thomas Schellen
EXPERT COMMENTS
Could social enterprises lead Lebanon’s economic recovery?
When doing good translates as doing well for businesses
Michelle Mouracade
Lebanese industry: from productivity to prosperity
Encouraging more competitiveness
Josiane Fahed-Sreih
A crash course to avoid the crash
The insufficient environmental, social and governance awareness in the Lebanese industry
Nada Rzkallah