March 2020 by Executive Editors MARCH / APRIL 2020 EDITORIAL The virus within Yasser Akkaoui LEADERS Facing the economic crisis with productive realism A challenge of civility Executive Editors Lebanon faces growing unemployment Scale unknown Executive Editors SPECIAL REPORT LABOR Job insecurity and unemployment on the rise A bleak picture Nabila Rahhal Lebanon’s economic crisis weighs heavily on F&B outlets and hotels When the party dies down Nabila Rahhal Lebanon must move toward universal social protection Bring back the state Lea Bou Khatar ECONOMICS & POLICY The case for Lebanon restructuring the debt A matter of inevitability Mohammad Al-Akkaoui Q&A with Nassib Ghobril on Lebanon’s eurobonds Focus on reform not restructure Executive Editors Lebanon needs an IMF bailout—minus the austerity Under siege Sami Halabi and Jacob Boswall Lebanon must kickstart its economy A perfect storm Paul Abi Nasr Crowdsourcing solutions to Lebanon’s crisis Two heads are better than one Basil Mahfouz Long road ahead as Lebanon begins exploratory drilling for offshore oil and gas The first step Diana Kaissy HEALTHCARE Why coronavirus in Lebanon is no reason to panic Separating myth from reality Dr Khalil Diab LAST WORD Life for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers worsens amid crisis From bad to worse Aya Majzoub BUSINESS ESSENTIALS Company bulletin Download full issue Share FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail