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Executive Magazine’s April/May issue
The lockdown in Lebanon has been extended for a fourth time, till May 24. Easing measures are seeing those who can slowly reopen businesses and try to get back to …
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As Lebanon weathers through an economic crisis and COVID-19 outbreak, food insecurity has become a major concern across media headlines and in society. More stories are surfacing on how many …
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The real-life specter of SARS-CoV 2 comes across as existentially frightening. With the virus being as familiar as a seasonal respiratory disease and yet totally untamed by possibilities of existing …
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BusinessCoronavirus AnalysisInsuranceSpecial Report
Q&A with actuary Ibrahim Muhanna on insurance liabilities amid economic crisis
Practically every private household in Lebanon relies on one or other insurance service, beginning with the mandatory protection of motorists under third-party liability insurance or savings schemes offered by life …
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BusinessCoronavirus AnalysisInsuranceSpecial Report
The Lebanese insurance scenario amid threats of global collapse
Judging from the numbers at the tail end of the third phase in the Lebanese lockdown and the start of the transition to a winding-down phase, the picture is flawless …
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AgricultureCoronavirus AnalysisFood securitySpecial Report
Growing trend of individual or community planting in Lebanon
As prices of both imported and locally produced food items continue to increase and Lebanon’s food security is potentially threatened (see articles on agro-industry and food security), the old Lebanese …
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Coronavirus AnalysisEconomics & PolicyOpinionRefugeesSpecial Report
Lebanon’s refugee restrictions could harm everyone’s health
by Nadia Hardman & Aya Majzoubby Nadia Hardman & Aya MajzoubGovernment responses to the spread of the COVID-19 virus have exposed the extra barriers to healthcare for refugees and migrants worldwide. But discriminating against already marginalized noncitizens not only erodes …
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BusinessCoronavirus AnalysisInsuranceSpecial Report
Confused outlook on insurance coverage for Lebanese COVID-19 patients
In the immediacy of the coronavirus crisis, the most pertinent insurance question for the holder of a medical policy is simple: Who will pay if I need to be hospitalized? …
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AnalysisEconomics & PolicyFiscal policyLira peg
Leaked Lebanese government reform plan addresses lira peg head on
“The existing dual exchange rate is not suited for the long-term recovery of the Lebanese economy, because of its distortionary nature and the limited availability of FX-resources in the parallel …
