OCTOBER 2016
EDITORIAL
Time to fight back
When we play by the rules, we expect to be treated fairly
LEADERS
Making green affordable
The need for eco-friendly development for Lebanon – for all
Health kick
Schools are the key to teaching a balanced diet from a young age
COVER STORY
Meet the megas
Large-scale projects suggest more life than expected on the residential property market
ECONOMICS & POLICY
It’s not easy being green
Key to mitigate climate change: data transparency
Selling a national oil company
Fuad Jawad’s solution for a clean hydrocarbons sector? Himself
Preserving the heart of Mar Mikhael
The different faces of a gentrifying neighborhood
BANKING & FINANCE
The twisted tale of the Lebanese Canadian Bank
An old conflict and a lazy press corps
Rocky relations
More Arab banks are reporting interruptions in correspondent banking relations with Western institutions
Negative interest rates
A novelty in economic policy, they are unlikely to meet objectives
The Gulf after oil
Exploring alternative investment opportunities for the GCC
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
The spud kings
Lebanon’s chips producers turn potatoes into profit
When chips meet innovation
Biomass and Classic Burger Joint join the market
LAST WORD
We don’t need no explanations
As politicians iterate many words, nothing new gets put on the table
