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February 2019

by Executive Editors

FEBRUARY 2019

 

EDITORIAL





LEADERS



An uninspiring economic vision

A top-level view that forgets to ask what kind of country we want to be


COVER STORY





ECONOMICS & POLICY



An accumulation of economic woes
Tacking corruption, electricity mafiosos, and the lack of economic vision


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Take initiatives to fix the state
Making sense of how politics impacts legislative output










Advocating true wisdom
A call for rational uncertainty






Currency conundrum
The Lebanese lira and the Dutch disease










Seeking climate consensus
The Paris Agreement machine, and its moving parts, are now a serious business




HOSPITALITY & TOURISM



(Not) drowning their sorrows
Spirit distributors discuss an overall challenging 2018






The juniper way
Meet four local gin producers






Gemmayze 2.0
New faces are cooking up a revival




LAST WORD



Misplaced trust
Freedom of speech under threat in Lebanon




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS