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Roundtable 5 Technology And Knowledge Enterprises
Part 5 in a series of 5 roundtable discussions on the future of Lebanese industries organized by Executive Magazine in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development under the...
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Is the future of tobacco smoke-free?
The strategy adopted by Philip Morris International (PMI) over the past decade certainly bears closer scrutiny, not least as a case study in how vision and perseverance sometimes pays off in the face...
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A house “divided” can bring profits
The current Lebanese financial and currency crises could be an opportunity for everyone to pool their fresh dollar funds and access real estate through crowdfunding. Not only will investors benefit...
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Novel Science Addresses Novel Virus
Applying behavioral strategies that utilize insights from psychology and behavioral economics while maintaining freedom of choice -otherwise known as ‘nudges’- have the potential to gently steer...
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Introducing the next-level virtual credit cards from Monty Mobile
In a global climate of patterns’ shifts towards digitization, Mountasser Hachem, chief executive officer and founder of Monty Mobile, entered the world of FinTech on solid grounds through innovative...
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Keeping tabs on gender equality
Towards better inclusion of women across economic sectors The quest for women’s inclusion in the Arab workplace has taken another step on the long journey to improving the role of women in the formal...
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Prevention of corruption in autonomous public institutions[1]
“You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation.” The same applies to institutions. Strong institutions are critical for crisis recovery and economic development. In Lebanon there are several...
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Planning the post-COVID19 feast
The fortunes of the Lebanese hotel industry and of enterprises in the hospitality sector have been entwined not only with the economic problems that erupted in late 2019 and coincided with the...
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Pushing forward and outward
At a time when Lebanon is witnessing the most severe political, economic and even security crises, the ambitions of entrepreneurs in Lebanon refuse to surrender to this reality. In this context,...
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Lessons from our chaos
The Lebanese constitution is clear in laying down the principles of democratic governance and theresponsibility that those who wish to hold office have towards economic democracy, social...
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Inspiring libations
Of the specialized economic activities that the 10 members of the steering committee for the project on private sector employment creation and productivity – organized by Executive Magazine in...
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From local to global
The agro-food sector is highlighted as a defensive value proposition that has many underused development potentials in the contexts of satisfying local demand and achieving exports. Food safety and...
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Purpose at the edge of chaos
Chaos is a complex system ruled by discernable patterns where the agency of minute initial changes creates hugely different outcomes. The chaos system, while appearing predictable early on, thus...
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Integrity safeguards in financing elections and political parties
Money is often deemed an integral component of democracy as it enables political participation, campaigning, and representation. However, when money is not efficiently regulated, it endangers the...
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Lebanon: Time to Think Sustainability
Lebanon’s financial and economic collapse – and failure of the economy’s institutional pillars – present an opportunity to rethink the country’s economic model and raison d’être, repair the causes,...
View ArticleWith the wind in their sails
While the Lebanese Media, Publishing, and Content Creation industry appears to have been largely resilient to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has had to review its operational...
View ArticleHard cash for hard talk?
If you contemplate how local creativity has fared in the past 20 to 30 years, and especially if you contrast Lebanese creative and cultural content productions with productivity and innovation in the...
View ArticleForging a silver bullet
Lebanese advertisers, journalists and content producers who took part in the Media, Publishing and Content Creation roundtable discussion organized by Executive Magazine in partnership with the United...
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Transparency and accountability in international assistance: The case of Lebanon
Wherever there are funds flowing, there is a risk of corruption. That’s a fact anywhere in the world and international aid, despite its humanitarian intent, is unfortunately no exception. In the event...
View ArticleAttracting Capital to Fintech in Lebanon
According to the Pulse of Fintech H2’20, a bi-annual report on global fintech investment trends published by KPMG, overall global fintech funding across mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private...
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