The World Bank recently released a report entitled “The Tech Start up Ecosystem in Beirut” in which it attempts to portray the status of this budding scene in Lebanon. The World Bank’s findings are based ... read more
The World Bank recently released a report entitled “Jobs for North Lebanon” in which it discusses the labor market in “fragile and conflict-affected” regions of Lebanon. According to the World Bank, their ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on August 03, 2017, on page 7. Below is the pdf version of the article: Road Traffic in Lebanon A Structural Problem that ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on December 21, 2016, on page 4. The Lebanese ICT sector holds a lot of economic potential given its fast-growing pace and its vast ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on November 11, 2016, on page 4. General Overview Tied to the economic, political, social and demographic aspects of the country, ... read more
According to a survey issued from the partnership between the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) , the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank, Arab banks are witnessing withdrawal of correspondent ... read more
Lebanon is a small country, housing different cultures, religions and political parties, with a population of around 4.5M people. Lebanon’s diverse composition resulted in the country being a channel of ... read more
According to the World’s Bank logistics performance index (LPI), Lebanon recorded an LPI score of 2.72 in 2016, which ranked it 82nd out of 160 countries, compared to a score of 2.73 and a rank of 85 in ... read more
The year 2015 held some glimmers of positivity for Lebanon with better security conditions, resurgence in the tourism sector, robust lending to the private sector and a decline in international oil prices ... read more
As part of its Sustainable Energy Finance Program, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with the support of the Government of Canada, extended a $7M loan to the ... read more
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