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January 2015

by reeda

JANUARY 2015

 

EDITORIAL



LEADERS



IDAL: Just go
It’s time to do away with 10 years of bad governance at IDAL






Water quality: Politics and public health
Haphazard monitoring of water quality does nothing to protect the public






Oil & gas: Take the lead on transparency
In order to have transparency in oil and gas, civil society needs to push the government to adopt the EITI




ECONOMIC & POLICY



Shattered dreams
IDAL once offered hope, but today mostly shows dysfunction






Water quality: A dangerous source
Popular neighborhood water distributors are unregulated and unlicensed






Transparency in oil & gas: Not just a pipe dream
Using existing global standards, transparency in Lebanon’s oil and gas sector is possible




BUSINESS



Dairies: Land of milk and money
Lebanon’s growing dairy industry faces some teething troubles






Entrepreneurship: Regional accelerators
The region’s accelerators are growing, as are its startup ecosystems






Retail strategy: GS holds the middle ground
Lebanon’s GS looks to expand in a difficult economy






Q&A: Growth on tap for Almaza
Almaza makes the most of a boom in the beer market




REAL ESTATE







A walk in the park
A peek at parks redesigned and those slated for a facelift




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



The EITI: Extracting transparency
Lebanon’s oil industry must not be shrouded in secrecy