Public goods are numerous. In the face of extreme perils, public goods exist to guarantee the very survival of a society. External and internal guardian institutions against invading powers, catastrophes…
Thomas Schellen

Thomas Schellen
Thomas Schellen is Executive's editor-at-large. He has been reporting on Middle Eastern business and economy for over 20 years. Send mail
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The growing impoverishment among the population means the availability of affordable healthcare has become an essential aspect of meeting basic needs today. Primary healthcare centers have emerged as an option…
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At the nexus of the Lebanese health system with its numerous components and competing private stakeholders, and as a historic refuge of last resort for those in desperate need of…
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The proverbial Lebanese entrepreneur is nothing if not agile and adaptive. She or he is a dealmaker par excellence and almost genetically primed to spot opportunities and seek to exploit…
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Lebanon this year did not get off to a great and happy start in policy making. Neither on the micro-level of this small country on the edge of the world’s…
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It is much more than a vague, billion-dollar opportunity for growing cannabis. Lebanese agriculture today is a field with many plots whose diversity has already grown when compared with some…
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What can illustrate the relationship between the farmer and the banker in this country? To modify an old consultant joke to a Lebanese scenario, let us assume – purely for…
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Building food security entrepreneurially
An entrepreneurship ecosystem captures the essence of entrepreneurial energy in a cycle of economic life. For these energies to become manifest and productive, ecosystems need a constant supply of fresh…
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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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The importance of women-led startups is a no-brainer for entrepreneurial growth in every sector. Executive talks to Mrs. Lara ElKhoury a Program manager at Berytech, Mrs. Angie Meskawi the founder…