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May 2016

by Executive Editors

MAY 2016

 

EDITORIAL



Enough brand confusiony
Refocus, reprioritise and reallocate




LEADERS



A sector worth saving
Creating growth is vital for Lebanon






Insuring a healthy economy
Adaptation is key to the future of the sector




SPECIAL REPORT INSURANCE



Anatomy of an insurance sector
Industry still has room for growth and improvement






Insuring growth
Q&A: Fateh Bekdache, general manager of AROPE Insurance






Comment: How secured is the Lebanese insurance sector?
Reviewing the providers from a financial perspective




AGRICULTURE



Lebanon: land of plenty
Lebanon’s agriculture sector weighed down by challenges






Farming for the future
Five Lebanese agro entrepreneurs share their stories with Executive






Q&A: Growing an organic Lebanon
Biomass’ Mario Massoud gives Executive the lowdown on the country’s organic industry




ECONOMICS & POLICY



Retribution over rehabilitation
Drug users are in need of medical care, not prison time






Way beyond cars and football
Seen from Beirut, the fallout from the Syrian crisis illuminates the lasting interdependence of orient and occident






Diplomatically speaking
Q&A with German ambassador to Lebanon






Comment: Beirut Madinati
Change at the tip of your vote








ENTREPRENEURSHIP



Going it alone, together
Lebanon’s co-working landscape is changing




REAL ESTATE



Strategies to survive the real estate slump
The Chairmen of Plus Holding and Sayfco Holding talk property promotion




LAST WORD



The fear of an empty plate
Food insecurity is on the rise for many in Lebanon