NOVEMBER 2017
EDITORIAL
LEADERS
A crucial moment for startups
Early blunders could derail positive developments in the tech scene
Executive Editors
COVER STORY
Getting the books back in order
Can Lebanon account for 12 years of unaudited spending?
Jeremy Arbid
A full load of plans to spur on the economy
Interview with Minister of Economy and Trade
Thomas Schellen
Putting meat on the skeleton of the state
Prospects are high for adoption of a budget
Thomas Schellen
Shedding light on a black market
One step forward, two steps back in curbing illegal phone imports
Jeremy Arbid
SPECIAL REPORT
Don’t miss out on innovation
Syrian entrepreneurs can help Lebanon in the technology sector
Sofia Koller and Dirk Kunze
AGRICULTURE
LAST WORD
The meta-economic value of education
LAU’s economic impact assessment may be flawed, but it raises the right questions
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