This study was jointly executed by Mr. Riad El Khoury (MABA LTD Economic and Business Consultants). The LCPS is conducting a survey which is part of a broader study aimed at evaluating the competitiveness of Lebanon's textile industry vis-a-vis the other Middle Eastern countries.

LCPS has carried out and completed interviews with 20 firm managers, and collected data on:

• Each firm's basic data (name, year of foundation, main activity).
• Governmental policy towards the sector (regulations, support institutions, incentives given...).
• Industrial performance and competitiveness: identification of the major problems faced by the sector, evaluation of its productivity, and appraisal of its competitiveness in local and foreign markets.
• Managers' evaluation of the impact of the peace process as well as the changes in the world trading system.

The study results were presented in an expert group meeting entitled "The Impact of the Peace Process on Selected Sectors". This workshop was co-sponsored by the United Nations Economic and Social Comission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Federal Republic of Germany Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey.