Special Report

Lebanon’s financial and economic collapse – and failure of the economy’s institutional pillars – present an opportunity to rethink the country’s economic model and raison d’être, repair the causes, and …

Money is often deemed an integral component of democracy as it enables political participation, campaigning, and representation. However, when money is not efficiently regulated, it endangers the integrity of both …

The agro-food sector is highlighted as a defensive value proposition that has many underused development potentials in the contexts of satisfying local demand and achieving exports. Food safety and certification …

At a time when Lebanon is witnessing the most severe political, economic and even security crises, the ambitions of entrepreneurs in Lebanon refuse to surrender to this reality. In this …

The fortunes of the Lebanese hotel industry and of enterprises in the hospitality sector have been entwined not only with the economic problems that erupted in late 2019 and coincided …

  “You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation.” The same applies to institutions. Strong institutions are critical for crisis recovery and economic development. In Lebanon there are …

The Industrial sector in Lebanon is a major contributor to the Lebanese economy by employing a large number of workers, and by being the largest source of hard currency to …

In Lebanon, the non-governmental sector has been booming since 2011 from the year the Syrian refugees influx started. This sector is employing Lebanese staff and paying them in real US …

With the current financial crisis, and foreign currency gap at the central bank of Lebanon Banque du Liban (BDL), the demand for an auditing of the Lebanese State and state-related …

After a year of living face to face with SARS-CoV-2, it is high time to recognize the relationship existentially and give credit where credit is due. The coronavirus is confronting …