The purpose of this note is twofold: (1) to study the feasibility of a project of providing a 24 over 24 hour electricity power to Read More
There are three interrelated things that stand out about the Lebanese crisis that has entered its 32nd month by June 2022: the disintegration Read More
There is a very poignant debate going on in Lebanon right now whether public assets should be used or even sold to Read More
The global economy has recovered in 2021, even as the pandemic resurges. However, the rapid spread and the threat of new variants (Omicron) Read More
According to the reform plan prepared by the Lebanese Government and presumably approved by the IMF, BDL’s financial losses or gap Read More
It has been nearly three years of political, economic and social conflagrations in Lebanon; in fact, in the absence of any competent Read More
For a country like Lebanon, that is open, export based, and global, the balance of payments is perhaps the most congenial mirror Read More
The banking sector continued its retrenchment in 2021. It was a year where the economic and financial crisis continued un-abated with no corrective Read More
The significant depreciation of the Lebanese pound over the last 2 years has impacted multi sectors in Lebanon; of which is the pharmaceutical Read More
By Invitation: Dr Azar is Full Professor, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon. The views expressed in this Read More
