Although it is a productive sector, agriculture in Lebanon relies heavily on imports of primary resources and materials. Most commercial agricultural production requires imported basic materials such as seeds, potting …
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The Lebanese government at time of this writing has at its disposal several tools, albeit non-financial, that are ready for deployment in the migration to renewable energy (RE). Two are …
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CommentEconomyEntrepreneurshipSpecial Report
E-learning for better job preparedness
by Mona Itani & Yasmeen Kaissiby Mona Itani & Yasmeen KaissiThe shift from traditional to unconventional teaching methods, including online and blended learning, was extremely timely for educational institutions and their teachers as it helped them finally step into the …
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Education is the public good that, economically spoken, has the largest implications for development of human capital and wealth. At the same time, the public good of education is rooted …
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The convergence of developmental strands – say the convergence of technology, business, medicine, and culture – is a tide that waits for no woman in Lebanon. The simple logic that …
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In light of global changes, will experts succeed in acknowledging the low-risk smoking alternatives?
Smokers smoke cigarettes for the sake of nicotine, but by doing so, they are putting their lives at risk. Over eight million people lose their lives yearly to illnesses caused …
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The new social enterprises in Lebanon’s entrepreneurial landscape Lebanese industries have not been able to take part in the post-COVID-19 global recovery and accelerated reopening; already severely crippled by limited …
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It was such a normal day. Hot, but not unbearable. Beirut was plastered and yet void. Plastered with cars and bad drivers, plastered with hot air from air conditioning units …
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2018 BudgetEconomics & PolicyManufacturingSpecial Report
What they crave
by Walid Slaibyby Walid SlaibyFollowing the roundtable discussion on Manufacturing, we quizz the chief executive officers of two high-profile companies that are adding value to the real economy of Lebanon: cloud infrastructure component maker …
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Initiating the deliberations on the real economy stalwart sectors of manufacturing industry and the food-processing and agro-industrial enterprises, Yasser Akkaoui, Executive Magazine’s editor-in-chief, outlines the session’s structural design as one …