Neemat Frem: ‘Lebanon’s first industrial park is nearly ready’

Neemat Frem is the president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists and chief executive officer at INDEVCO Group. He spoke to Executive about a forthcoming industrial park, optimism for 2014 and why he has given up on the government.   What advice would you have for Lebanese industrialists that are struggling at the moment? To help themselves first of all — not to expect anything from anybody. We have learned the hard way with the situation today — when we see the public sector in complete paralysis, when we see one organization after another collapsing and going into a coma. I can describe the phenomena we are living in as a multiple organ failure in the public administration. Being in such an environment the industrialists have decided to count on themselves, and start special initiatives between each other to see how they can help each other.   What kind of