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