Illustration by: Ivan Debs
EDITORIAL
LEADERS
Keeping it clean
Resource revenues must come with accountability and transparency
Let’s take the lead in digital currencies
COVER STORY
Cutting through the noise
Banking, Bitcoin, and blockchain—win-lose-lose or lose-win-win?
A currency in the making
Lebanese entrepreneurs hop on the crypto train
Entrepreneurs aspire to tackle the digital economy on six fronts
Legal aspects of digital currencies
A leap into the unknown
Talking to a local advocate for digital currencies
SPECIAL REPORT
Drilling will not begin until 2019—but this year is brimming with preparation
Planning begins for a sovereign wealth fund
How a sovereign wealth fund can keep the government honest
An update to oil & gas environmental policy
Keep oil & gas production transparent
Discerning the next steps of oil & gas
ECONOMICS & POLICY
A look at the allocations of the 2017 budget
BANKING & FINANCE
CA goes digital but stays personal
Is Lebanon technologically ready to tackle growth?
With better education and governance
REAL ESTATE
A lifeline for heritage out of thin air?
A draft law that would help with preservation heritage of Beirut buildings
A new president of the OEA of Beirut is shaking things up
HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
Lebanon’s alcohol distributors talk growth and trends
Craft beer: a maturing market in Lebanon
LAST WORD
Lebanon, let’s talk