Once upon a nascent ecosystem, the entrepreneurial minds in Lebanon were many but funders were few and support systems, such as incubators and accelerators, as rare as an honest politician.…
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Entrepreneurship
Cedar Oxygen: a ventilator for Lebanese industrialists?
by Nabil Makariby Nabil MakariEstablished in early 2020 as a private initiative to address the pressing social and economic difficulties of the Lebanese industrial sector, Cedar Oxygen was later approached by the Lebanese central…
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As the new batch of students begin classes at Lebanon’s universities and families prepare to pay painfully high — and seemingly rising — tuition fees, it is time for a…
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It is rare enough that a Dubai-based financial venture sees Lebanon as one of its key target markets and is eager to set up a Beirut office during these confusing…
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“Late March a Syrian mother of eight stood at my door, asking for help, but I had nothing left to give,” said Elian Nasrallah, a priest in charge of coordinating…
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In the past five years, Lebanon has attracted an average of $4.5 billion per year in foreign direct investments (FDI). But as the uncertain political environment causes FDI levels to…
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2007 was another stellar year for private equity in MENA. The billion dollar deal milestone has been broken for the first time with the Egyptian Fertilizers Company deal. Fundraising…
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The private equity (PE) industry in the MENA region (i.e., the Middle East and North Africa) has witnessed significant change over the past five years, evolving from infancy stage…
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Recently, BLOM Invest has launched an investment fund, the BLOM Cedars Balanced Fund. The fund is an open-ended mutual fund with weekly subscriptions and redemptions. It is a balanced fund…
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If I appear vague, forgive me, but looking at the document the Lebanese government was supposed to show the assembled international donors in Paris, a group that included sovereign governments,…
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