Lebanese Economy

As part of Executive’s ‘10 Ways to Save Lebanon‘ issue, we asked leading experts from a range of fields to put the case for one major policy for the country.…

In discussions of the economy in 2013, one word is ubiquitous — Syria. Lebanon, as the feuding state’s smallest neighbor and the one with the largest number of refugees, has…

For Middle East watchers, 2013 was a schizophrenic year politically. As the months went by, all the supposed truths about the region after the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings were contradicted, leaving…

Everyone is overwhelmed. United Nations bodies are desperately trying to raise funds, the Lebanese government is seeking to maintain control and local and international charities are providing care to the…

Maarad Street hasn’t looked this vacant since 2000. Here, in restored downtown Beirut, is where luxury retail, dining and living should meet. At lunch time, the roads should be filled…

Syria’s ongoing destruction has impacted the Lebanese economy in various ways, but its eventual reconstruction could bring rich opportunities to its smaller neighbor. The first two years of the Syrian…

Fuel is expensive. Food is expensive. Rent is expensive. Everything, it would seem, has become expensive. Over recent years trips to the gas station, the supermarket and the landlord have…

This year has been shaping up to be even more bumpy than the last for Lebanon, riddled with domestic unrest, an ongoing conflict in neighboring Syria and global economic uncertainties.…

When you walk into Al Haidari sweet shop in Khaldeh, 20 kilometers south of Beirut, employees will greet you with a smile and free baklawa, but the forced cheer belies…

Against a background of flatlining national economic growth, Lebanon’s retailers have suffered a double blow this year, with many big-ticket shoppers from Europe and the Middle East avoiding Beirut for…