May 2017 by Executive Editors MAY 2017 EDITORIAL The donkey strategy Yasser Akkaoui LEADERS Don’t sweat the details Things are moving, but too often behind closed doors Executive Editors COVER STORY Self absorbed Time to get back on a horse Executive Editors SPECIAL REPORT OIL & GAS Into the blue Lebanon’s oil & gas sector nearly open for business Matt Nnash Troubled waters Lebanon seeks to join its neighbors in oil & gas exploration Matt Nnash Russian expansionism Moscow’s interest in East Med gas resources Mona Sukkarieh Investment expectations What would oil & gas mean for Lebanon? Hard to predict Matt Nnash Maximizing oil & gas potential Lebanese Petroleum Administration plans ahead Jeremy Arbid and Matt Nnash Transparency cookies are in the oven Lebanon takes step towards clean oil & gas sector Jeremy Arbid ECONOMICS AND POLICY Full of gas A lot of talk but little detail on plan to tackle electricity shortage Jeremy Arbid Unleash the speed Ogero flips a switch and local internet transforms Matt Nnash Glittering in the shadows Lebanon’s gold trade Sunniva Rose BANKING & FINANCE Q&A with Makram Azar Chairman of banking EMEA and chairman of Barclays Bank PLC Natacha Tannous HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM And the livin’ is easy Lebanese travel agents talk summer destinations Nabila Rahhal Le Gray grows Expansion opens doors to untapped market segments Nabila Rahhal COMPANIES & STRATEGIES Visions of community Translating passion into a career Thomas Schellen BOOK REVIEW Knowledge production in the Arab World On regional research Riad Al-khouri LAST WORD Rethinking the world Lebanon redefined - Download full issue Share FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail