In the context of Lebanon’s existential crisis, Executive inquired about the country’s new economic and social barriers – a mountain of problems formed around a nexus of ginormous poverty, towering unemployment, and a colossal need for investment that appears impossible to scale. In seeking to chart new financial and economic pathways, Executive sat down with…
Q&A with Freddie Baz, chief strategist and board member of Bank Audi
Lebanese banks are the life raft of the national economy. While this raft is astoundingly large in comparison to the real economy, with banking sector assets surpassing the real economy by a factor of four, the existential role and solidity of banking make it the focus of attention in national economic and policy debates. Many…
Cyber(in)securities
At the center of the cybersecurity issue in Lebanon resides, as with many issues in this country, an unfortunate and seemingly unmovable constellation. In one corner towers the banking sector as the primary force and primary concern for all things economic and also all things digital. The banking industry, as all the expert voices in…