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Topic 1: Financial Infrastructures

This topic examines the structural foundations of Lebanon’s financial system and the reforms required to restore functionality, credibility, and inclusion, with a focus on pathways that support sustainable growth and public trust. Coverage will assess the status and implications of the Gap Resolution Law, banking sector restructuring, and central bank reform, while also examining capital markets regulation, oversight, and operations. It will further explore the sustainability of Lebanon’s currency regime and exchange rate strategy, alongside a critical review of national asset strategies—including gold reserves, crypto exposure, state-owned enterprises, and public real estate—as tools to move from extractive modes to recovery and growth.

Topic 2: Digital Infrastructure and Rights

This section focuses on the condition of Lebanon’s digital infrastructure and cyber-defense capabilities, positioning them as economic enablers and national security concerns. It will explore the development of AI education and skills pipelines, the adequacy of regulatory frameworks governing the digital economy, and the implications for competitiveness and inclusion. Central to this topic is the protection of individuals’ digital rights, including data privacy, access, and digital citizenship in a fragile state context.

Topic 3: The Importance of Economic Intelligence

This topic explores how economic intelligence is produced and applied in Lebanon, and how stronger data systems and analytical capacity can support more transparent, accountable, and effective policymaking. It will examine gaps in data collection and statistical capacity, the role and limitations of economic models in policymaking, and the quality and coherence of economic programs proposed by political parties. The focus will be on whether economic knowledge is serving the public interest or reinforcing opaque power structures.

Topic 4: Economic Democracy and Political Economy

This topic provides a clear-eyed update on economic democracy and Lebanon’s political economy, grounding policy debates in measurable outcomes and institutional performance. It will include a one-year performance evaluation of the Government of Lebanon, alongside an analysis of how different stakeholders articulate and pursue economic policy strategies in the context of Lebanese elections.

Topic 5: Lebanon in a Reconfigured Global and Regional Economy

This section situates Lebanon within a revised global trade system and evolving regional dynamics. It will analyze prospects for regional economic integration, with particular attention to two strategic axes: regionwide infrastructure restoration and development, and the alignment of regional and national reforms with political representation. The goal is to assess whether regional integration can become a pathway to shared growth.

Topic 6: Financial Sector Performance and Innovation

This topic evaluates the performance of Lebanon’s financial sector amid ongoing crisis and reform efforts, highlighting risks, opportunities, and areas where targeted support can accelerate recovery. Coverage will include updates on banking results and restructuring efforts, the state of the insurance sector, and the role of financial intermediaries and non-bank channels. It will also examine entrepreneurial innovations within financial services, highlighting attempts to rebuild trust, access, and functionality outside traditional banking models.

Topic 7/8: The Social and Economic “3M Report”

This combined topic presents a regional and social-economic assessment centered on more production, consumption, and economic performance, alongside increased human and data mobility and the challenges of a 21st-century mentality. It will review Arab countries’ economic performance in 2025, analyze labor mobility, inclusiveness, governance, and migration trends, and explore prevailing public attitudes across the Arab world toward global powers, regional conflict, and prospects for peace.

Topic 9: Lebanon’s Real and Meta Economy

This topic offers an update on the relationship between Lebanon’s real economy and its broader meta-economic conditions. It will assess year-to-date performance in the agro-economy, circular and green initiatives, services and hospitality, private sector activity, and manufacturing. A key focus will be access to capital and markets, and whether productive sectors are being enabled or constrained by current financial and policy environments.

Topic 10: Entrepreneurship

This section explores the restoration and development of Lebanon’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. It will profile startup enterprises across four sectors—AI and digitization, social enterprise, creative and cultural industries, and fintech and crypto—while also examining the entrepreneurial behavior of public institutions and state-owned enterprises. The aim is to assess whether innovation is systemic or isolated, and whether the public sector can act as an enabler rather than a barrier.

Topic 11: The Political and Social Economy of Lebanon 2026–2027

This final topic offers a forward-looking assessment of Lebanon’s political and social economy, identifying reform priorities, resilience gaps, and opportunities for long-term investment in people and institutions. Coverage will address the social safety net, education landscape, and inter-generational social contract, alongside institutional health and governance capacity. It will also include an environmental, climate, and governance reality check, assessing whether Lebanon is moving toward genuine economic sovereignty or deeper structural fragility.

Editorial Framework

Each topical focus will be investigated through a mix of public- and private-goods perspectives using diverse formats, including analytical journalism, expert opinion pieces, interviews, roundtables, infographics, advocacy pieces, and Executive leaders and editorials. Topic selection, contributors, and formats will be chosen strategically and opportunistically. Each month will feature one topic on an online-first publishing schedule (except July), with PDF issues published at the end of March, May, August, October, and December.