Access to finance is a major barrier to the development of infrastructure for the agriculture sector. Much needed Investment in general and agro-specific hard infrastructure along with soft infrastructure is vital for the …
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Nicolas Rouhanna

Nicolas Rouhanna
Nicolas Rouhana is Chairman and CEO of IM Fndng, overseeing $60M programs under USAID's MENA and Lebanon Investment Initiatives, providing capital and technical assistance to Lebanese businesses. Former Executive Director of Berytech and Vice-President of Internet Society-Lebanon Chapter, he also chairs Speed@BDD, Lebanon’s first seed accelerator. Rouhana holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree from Saint-Joseph University, a PhD in Networking Systems from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, and an EDP from INSEAD.
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Lebanon’s entrepreneurship landscape has “leapfrogged” since August 2013, when Banque du Liban (BDL), Lebanon’s central bank, released Circular 331 that authorized Lebanese banks to invest in new startups in the …