FEBRUARY 2015
EDITORIAL
LEADERS
Consulting & human
capital: Questionable ethics
The ongoing talent war in Middle East consulting requires ethics, not just aggression
Executive Editors
Waste management:
Time for a solution
Lebanon will face a flood of garbage unless it commits to a solution
Executive Editors
ICT: We want answers
In search of the person who can answer the most basic questions about Lebanon’s communications infrastructure
Executive Editors
ECONOMIC & POLICY
Strategy & war
The Middle East’s scarcity of qualified consultants is taking the competition for local talent to a whole new level
Thomas Schellen
ICT infrastructure:
Playing to your strengths
dangerous source
Lebanon’s ICT industry could compete on a global scale … if only the pace of reform picked up
Matt Nash
ICT infrastructure: Big
fish, small pond
ICT hardware companies are stomaching short term problems as they look to long term gains
Livia Murray
Oil spills: Israel’s cold
shoulder
Israel is requested to pay Lebanon $856 million for oil spill damages inflicted during the July War
Jeremy Arbid
Hospital waste: The
dirt beneath the stretcher
Sweeping medical waste under the carpet is no longer an option
Marie Kostrz
Refugees: No rest for
the weary
Syrian refugees are subjected to increasingly tight controls in Lebanon
Maya Gebeily
In photos: Out in the
cold
Harsh winter storms have put the spotlight on the plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Greg Demarque
BUSINESS
Drinks: Raise your
spirits
Despite tough economic times, Lebanese can still be counted on to enjoy drinks
Nabila Rahhal
Technica: Automating
the future
Technica, a robotics manufacturer, expands its factory and begins succession planning
Jeremy Arbid
REAL ESTATE
Mar Mikhael: (De)sign
of the times
Has Mar Mikhael’s rejuvenation spelled its downfall?
Nabila Rahhal
Eden Rock Resort:
Achour-ed success
The Eden Rock Resort is moving closer to becoming a reality, but still faces a few hurdles
/Matt Nash