Making Do and Mustering Support
Social emergencies, safety nets, and refugee issues have taken center stage in Lebanese public debates since the country’s rapid descent into economic misery more than four years ago. Along with...
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The Sisyphean Task of the UNHCR
What social and economic science often calls a shock event is something that heavily impacts the moment but transpires into much more consequential long-term changes of the previous status quo. These...
View ArticleBehind the Fear: The Voices of Refugees in Lebanon
Shortly after Executive committed to conducting interviews with 10 foreigners of Arab origin, a state of anger prevailed in the Lebanese streets that was directed towards Syrian refugees specifically,...
View ArticleRefugee economics 101
It is another summer of conflict and despair in the Eastern Mediterranean region, which is to say that a sad saga of displacements, deprivation, and humanitarian aid dependency of an estimated 12 to...
View ArticleThe paradox of the Lebanese pound’s recent stability
Lebanon’s central bank Banque du Liban has achieved 12 months of exchange rate stability. Foreign currency reserves have recently clawed back above $10 billion. At the one-year mark of Wassim...
View ArticleSun, sea and going smoke-free
Imagine the feeling of warmth on your face, the sound of waves gently lapping, sunlight hours that stretch long into the evening, and a sense of complete and utter contentment. Perhaps you envision...
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View ArticleLebanon’s hospitality sector: resilience amid uncertainty
Problems of overtourism this year have shaken several high-profile destinations around the Mediterranean basin – long the world’s most tourism-intense area. Protests against urban overcrowding with...
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Coastal Complicity and Tides of Resistance:
Authors’ disclaimer: Executive issued the invitation for this expert contribution on the publicness of coastal spaces one month before the expansion of the Israeli war on Lebanon in September 2024....
View ArticleFood security in times of war
In this interview with Atef Idriss, CEO of MENA Food Safety Associates (MEFOSA), the Executive Magazine addresses issues related to food security in Lebanon given the current ongoing war. Moreover,...
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Inside Perspectives: Experts unpack Lebanon’s dynamic real estate market
Israel’s long-prepared revenge strike against their arch-enemy Hezbollah under a pretext of securing the return of their internally displaced population to the northern holy land, long ago a peaceful...
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Inescapable: A more just realty
An exploration of mortgage finance opportunities at a time of daily bombings and property destruction seems to be an anything but natural thing to do. Investing into a new home at a moment while the...
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Crisis or Opportunity?
Villages in turmoil, devastating damages to urban neighborhoods, and people forced into mass displacement: images you see as you peek over the obliterated half of Lebanon. Yet one month after the...
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Q&A with Philippe Lazzarini
In light of Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA when Palestinians are most in need of the organization’s support and are subjected to increasingly catastrophic violations, we invite you to revisit our 2020...
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Coordinating relief: Support Lebanon’s urgent humanitarian needs
Lebanon is in the midst of an unprecedented displacement crisis as Israeli attacks continue unabated. I say unprecedented not only because of the sheer number of people forced from their home – more...
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Support Lebanon’s urgent humanitarian needs
By Maureen Philippon Lebanon is in the midst of an unprecedented displacement crisis as Israeli attacks continue unabated. I say unprecedented not only because of the sheer number of people forced...
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Questing for homegrown civil solidarity
When explosions were triggered in pockets of alleged Hezbollah operatives on September 17 and 18 and when Israeli airplanes started bombing Lebanese targets while their Prime Minister Binyamin...
View ArticleFrom Struggle to Strength: Lebanon’s Agro-entrepreneurs in Uncertain Times
The war on Lebanon, while selective and impacting some sectors less than others, has left no sector untouched. Niche businesses in the real economy — those small, specialized enterprises that often...
View ArticlePivots of hope and determination
Executive will be embarking on a collaborative project with LPSN to demonstrate how different sectors of the Lebanese economy are experiencing, managing, and strategizing under conditions of current...
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Coastal Complicity and Tides of Resistance:
Authors’ disclaimer: Executive issued the invitation for this expert contribution on the publicness of coastal spaces one month before the expansion of the Israeli war on Lebanon in September 2024....
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