It is five years to the month since the 2006 war with Israel ended. The aftermath saw more than 1,100 Lebanese dead, infrastructure in disrepair and entire villages and urban neighborhoods flattened. Since, economists and the media have marveled at the miraculous resurgence of the economy, driven primarily by the reconstruction boom and an influx of foreign cash. But while the economy recovered (for a time at least), the owners of industrial enterprises bombed during the war were for the most part left with their livelihoods in doubt, massive debt and little to no assistance from the central government to get their businesses back on track. In this Special Report, Executive examines the story of Lebanese industrialists and their struggle since 2006 to build back the businesses that support both them and their communities. A devastating toll The scope of the destruction was devastating; in all, 192manufacturing facilities were damaged,
