SEPTEMBER 2015

LEBANON AT A CROSSROADS

Criminal negligence
Holding those responsible for this mess to account

Responsible to govern
Is anyone in Lebanon thinking about corporate governance?

The garbage revolution
People have had enough of the political trash

10 STEPS TO A SMART FUTURE
Executive Editors

8 Five human rights priorities for Lebanon
Action is needed in five key areas to improve human rights in Lebanon

Waste [mis]management
How our politicians got us into this mess and what they’re not doing to get us out of it

The world of waste
If the rest of the world can find ways of dealing with waste, then surely Lebanon can too

Solar energy: Intro: Renewing the source
Lebanon’s hunt for alternative energy

Solar energy: Beirut River Solar Snake
Solar energy starts to make its way onto the grid

Solar energy: Technica
Technica, a robotics manufacturer, installs solar panels at Bikfaya factory

Iran: A pot of gold in the Middle East
If Iran’s sanctions are lifted under the new nuclear deal, a huge opportunity awaits Lebanon

Cuba: Lebanon looks to Havana
Cuba is opening up and Lebanon has planned its future

Dolly’s: Company profile
Lebanon’s own ketchup company finds a receptive audience in the region and beyond

Overview
Lebanese wine producers are hopeful about the industry’s future

Wine tourism
Enotourism on the rise in Lebanon

Comment: Wines of the Eastern Mediterranean
Eastern European and Mediterranean wines are attracting the attention they rightfully deserve

Governance report
A new initiative hopes to improve corporate governance in Lebanon

Euromena exit from Chedid
The art of getting out when it’s good

Equity market explainer
The lowdown on equity financing through the stock market

Startups and small businesses - electronic exchange
A proposed exchange for small and medium enterprises could boost these vital businesses

Comment: Private equity report
Changing attitudes have led to the region attracting increasing investment

Q&A: Walid Genadry
Changing attitudes have led to the region attracting increasing investment

House of Tabbah
BEYOND CREATIVITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

Donner Sang Compter
SAVING LIVES ONE BLOOD DRIVE AT A TIME

Bibayti.com
SAVING LIVES ONE BLOOD DRIVE AT A TIME

Officine Panerai
A SEA LOVING COLLECTOR’S WATCH

Company bulletin

Human Rights Watch: Police brutality in Lebanon
Between a rock and a bullet