Saving the Lebanese Economy: The Three Fundamental Pillars
What is happening in Lebanon is not normal. It is incomprehensible that, over two years and two successive Governments since the start of one of the worst economic and financial crises in history...
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Philip Morris International introduces lil SOLID 2.0 by IQOS, in Lebanon
Collaboration broadens the company’s portfolio of smoke-free products intended for adult smokers who would otherwise continue to smoke. Philip Morris will commercialize lil SOLID 2.0 device and its...
View ArticleWorld Bank envisions digital miracle for MENA
A new report on the digital upside of MENA countries states that over the long run of more than the coming 20 years, “the socioeconomic upside of digitalizing the economy of countries in the Middle...
View ArticleExecutive is hiring!
Executive Magazine is looking to hire a new Journalist. The journalist will research and write analytical pieces that satisfy the highest journalistic standards. Role/Responsibilities: Research and...
View ArticleLooking for a photographer!
Executive Magazine is looking for a new Freelance Photographer. Responsibilities Work closely with other journalists and editors concerned with the story, and agree the photographic requirements for...
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The humbler but vital handset
The past two years have seen a shift in buyer preferences in the Lebanese handset market. Anecdotal indicators – in absence of trustworthy statistics – show that residents are resorting to longer...
View ArticleFactoring in the regulator
Creating and empowering an independent, strong, fair, transparent, and accountable regulatory and supervisory institution is, by experience of virtually all countries with a thriving...
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Rebuilding the knowledge economy
In Lebanon, the under-provisioning of infrastructure has created gaps in services delivery, hence exacerbating productivity, and putting the country on a lower growth trajectory. Lebanon does lag...
View ArticleTo stay and to expand
While the attention of economic actors, policy-makers, civil society activists, most analysts, and international advisors has been, firmly and necessarily, on the vast repercussions of the Lebanese...
View ArticleA continuously battered infrastructure
Crumbling. Crippled. Delicate. These are some of the words used to describe the ailing state of Lebanon’s infrastructure for the past two years by experts, media outlets, and international and local...
View ArticleSparks of long-term green viability and proper enterprise responsibility
The secret of a viable capitalist approach to macroeconomics may lie less in redistributive intervention or stimulus of consumption but in aligning the private greed in productive ways with a public...
View ArticleDesperate bid for a profitable future
On a sunny morning in spring 2022, confusion reigns for but a moment. Executive has an appointment to interview Imad Kreidieh, the chairman and general director (CDG) of state-owned enterprise (SOE)....
View ArticleVirtual lights against a tide of darkness
If owning Lebanon’s digital future was the objective of a massively multiplayer online game, the MMO design could easily be for a win-lose contest where one winner could walk away with some virtual...
View ArticleSpring, actually?
To resuscitate a dying person is a scary task. Let’s say you walk along the coast and discover a distant cousin laying there lifeless. She is not even breathing any longer, and you understand from how...
View ArticleI watched this film before, I don’t like the ending
And so, they’re back. The same incompetent, bloodthirsty warlords that haven’t spared our lives during the Civil War, or our hard-earned savings in recent years. To blindly assume that they will...
View ArticleAgainst all odds, an ESG Stewardship Program landing in Lebanon
In the past few years, a new trend in investment has emerged and taken the world by storm, leaving many enterprises scrambling to embark on a journey that is dubbed as ESG investing. Environmental,...
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Taking Media Actions
Leveraging the abilities of Lebanon-based media in the digital age is a great regional opportunity for news organizations. After developing the Media Action Plan project, Executive sits with Alia...
View ArticleLighting up Beirut with the power of solidarity
Have you been surprised recently by a street in your neighborhood being lit up for more than an hour at a time? Perhaps you have felt a little safer when walking on a street which had been shrouded in...
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Can public transport go “public”?
The realm of ground transport is in upheaval. Increased need for affordable commutes to and from work is rooted to one side by higher fuel costs and on the other side by overall consumer price...
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Of elephants and hot potatoes
Lebanon is a wealthy country. In principle. It has all sorts of assets – land, water, industry, skilled workers and competitive professionals, a deep education system, touristic and cultural...
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