MARCH 2014
EDITORIAL
LEADERS
Lebanon’s new government: Get to work, gents (and lady)
An unspectacular lineup faces an urgent crisis
Executive Editors
Facing poverty head on
Lebanon’s government must use crisis as opportunity for the country’s poor
Executive Editors
Entrepreneurship: Beware a bubble
Venture capital funds must boost the Lebanese entrepreneurship system
Executive Editors
Public parks, private payment
How private money could give Beirut some more public spaces
Executive Editors
COVER STORY
10 Ways to Save Lebanon
Our economic manifesto to put the country back on track
Thomas Schellen and Joe Dyke
A unified strategy for the refugee crisis
Lebanon’s new ministers need to work together for the Syrians
Ninette Kelly
Lebanon needs a new census
But in the meantime, the new government must improve statistics
Kamal Hamdan
Hand power to regulatory authorities
Better regulation will lead to better governance
Thomas Schellen
Public private partnerships can boost Lebanon
President Sleiman is right that the private sector is the best way forward
Ziad Hayek
Plan an oil and gas sovereign wealth fund
Thinking ahead is crucial for sustainable development
Sami Atallah
ECONOMICS & POLICY
In photos: The forgotten poor
Neglected by the state, the destitute in Lebanon face desperate futures
Greg Demarque
BANKING & FINANCE
Retail banking gains ground
Consumers find a wealth of options for financing their dreams
Thomas Schellen
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
Embracing a more eco-friendly Lebanon
The country needs to catch up with the wider region's shift to sustainability
Tiziana Cauli
Park life – finding Beirut’s hidden green spaces
The choices for Lebanese wanting to relax in a little green remain minimal
Nabila Rahhal
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Rana Salam – Lebanon’s mistress of Pop Art
Meet the woman rewriting the rules of Middle Eastern design
Nathalie Rosa Bucher
Let the investment games begin
Startups have the upper hand as too much money chases too few deals
Livia Murray
Beesline: The new buzz around town
Meet Lebanon’s first family business to join the Endeavor network
Livia Murray
‘The startup cycle is finally taking off’
Omar Christidis – founder of ArabNet – on Lebanon’s entrepreneurship growth
Joe Dyke and Livia Murray
International Women’s Day: Equality through entrepreneurship
Five tips for budding female entrepreneurs
Tara Nehme
COMPANIES & STRATEGIES
Reaching for the stars
A conversation with Nada Abi Saleh , Leo Burnett Beirut's new managing director
Yasser Akkaoui
HOSPITALITY & RETAIL
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
35 years on: Marking the Iranian Revolution
Hassan Rouhani seeks to build on successes of Islamic Republic
Gareth Smyth
