Across the globe, access to reliable and affordable energy underpins the very fabric of society. The International Energy Agency (IEA), a leading intergovernmental organization on energy, defines energy security as …
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An alternative to ineffective banking reforms and recovery plans The latest version of the bank resolution law has the same pitfalls as the previous ones. Mainly, the law proposed the …
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Lebanon stands today at the crossroads of a more strenuous and challenging muddle-through phase on one hand, and progressive recovery on the other. The road it will end up taking …
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An energy transition requires a lot of – energy. This insight is a truism. But it is not a problem of circular reasoning, which would be saying that energy security …
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Organic farming, a fast-growing industry at the global level, has faced numerous challenges in Lebanon. According to a 2020 EU-led survey on organic ecosystems, these threats and weaknesses have been …
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To understand how vital energy issues are impacted by and perceived from a broader perspective of political interests and policy priorities located far from Beirut, Executive conversed with Paul Salem, …
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The Lebanese authority’s failure to manage the electricity sector is not a new phenomenon for the Lebanese people as electricity shortages have been prevalent in their daily lives for the …
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In the lineup of governmental duties, ensuring a stable electricity supply is a basic expectation. However, in Lebanon, depending on the government for reliable power has become an unpredictable proposition. …
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Samar Monzer has connected her refrigerator and illuminated her house. As she stands in the kitchen, baking a cake for her three children, she savors the renewed sense of comfort …
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In the midst of Lebanon’s power conundrum, Khaled, a schoolteacher living in northern Lebanon’s Akkar region, tells Executive: “There are relatives and neighbors of ours who sold gold to install …