Italy hopes to expand strategically

For the Italian government, supporting Lebanese manufacturing has long been seen as a key to economic stability and growth. In the last year, Italy financed a feasibility study for the creation of new industrial zones and agreed to fund new infrastructure upgrades supporting the sector. Executive visited the embassy to find out more. E   With Lebanon electing a new president, how do you view 2017 in terms of the country’s economic prospects? In the next year there might be, with a new government, an indication on economic policies that would show the international community which direction the country wants to go. The private sector will require some assistance and international partnership to seize new opportunities. In view also of regional evolution, there again will be a larger market for Lebanese exports. Hopefully with peace in Syria there will be conditions for the economy of Lebanon to grow. But the