Municipal governance forms the first link between citizens and the state. In Lebanon, municipalities are key to delivering services like infrastructure maintenance, waste management, urban planning, and local development. With …
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AnalysisAnalysisFinanceFinanceFinance & EconomyWomen's rightsWomen in the workplace
Outside the cigar lounge: Breaking barriers in Lebanon’s finance sector
Gender quotas and inclusion requirements: are they just a window-dressing tool or a driver of real change? For decades, the finance industry worldwide has been predominantly male, with Lebanon’s financial …
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Betting on Lebanon: The high stakes game of bonds, stocks, real estate, and bank rates
Lebanon is at a defining moment—a fragile economy teetering between recovery and collapse. “People are hopeful now, but the problem is, people are poor,” says Khalid Zeidan, founder and chairman/general …
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AgricultureIndustry & AgricultureQ&A
Returning to poisoned lands: A Q&A with Nadine Khoury on Agriculture and Agri-Food in Lebanon
Lebanon, a nation of green mountains and deep agricultural roots, now faces yet another pivotal moment. The war, which many hope is over despite the daily presence of IDF drones, …
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This article is part of ongoing Executive coverage with members of the Lebanese Private Sector Network on sectoral impacts of and responses to the 70-day September 2024 war on Lebanon. …
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The healthcare sector in Lebanon has faced exceptional operational challenges over the past year as the Israel-Hezbollah war escalated in the south and the Bekaa before Israel began its bombardment …
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This article is part of ongoing Executive coverage with members of the Lebanese Private Sector Network on sectoral impacts of and responses to the 70-day September 2024 war on Lebanon. …
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From Struggle to Strength: Lebanon’s Agro-entrepreneurs in Uncertain Times
The war on Lebanon, while selective and impacting some sectors less than others, has left no sector untouched. Niche businesses in the real economy — those small, specialized enterprises that …
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Villages in turmoil, devastating damages to urban neighborhoods, and people forced into mass displacement: images you see as you peek over the obliterated half of Lebanon. Yet one month into …
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In this interview with Atef Idriss, CEO of MENA Food Safety Associates (MEFOSA), the Executive Magazine addresses issues related to food security in Lebanon given the current ongoing war. Moreover, …
