The Lebanese government at time of this writing has at its disposal several tools, albeit non-financial, that are ready for deployment in the migration to renewable energy (RE). Two are…
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Although waste has started to pile up again on the streets due to the fuel crisis and the ensuing logistic difficulties in collection, recycling companies, environmental and activist organizations, including…
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Heightening violations In addition to its tragic toll on human lives, the August 4, 2020 Beirut Port explosion intensified existing injustices and threats of permanent displacement to tenants. A survey…
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Given the enormous investments needed to bring the Lebanese industry towards sustainable, low-carbon development, the financial sector will have to play a major role in allocating affordable and cheap funding…
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Accountability is a fundamental tool for fighting corruption effectively, the formula for success being to make the cost of corruption, through holding the concerned individuals to account, much greater than…
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In May 2021, clashes in Palestine took their habitual toll of innocent human lives. After a “ceasefire” agreement was reached with both sides unsurprisingly claiming victory, some establishments responded with…
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Lebanon continues to sink into its worst economic and financial crisis since the end of the civil war, witnessing soaring poverty, double-digit unemployment and unprecedented social hardship. Meanwhile, the ongoing…
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According to the Pulse of Fintech H2’20, a bi-annual report on global fintech investment trends published by KPMG, overall global fintech funding across mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE)…
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Transparency and accountability in international assistance: The case of Lebanon
Wherever there are funds flowing, there is a risk of corruption. That’s a fact anywhere in the world and international aid, despite its humanitarian intent, is unfortunately no exception. In…
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Lebanon’s financial and economic collapse – and failure of the economy’s institutional pillars – present an opportunity to rethink the country’s economic model and raison d’être, repair the causes, and…