With the cooperation and support of the International Center for Economic Growth (ICEG) and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) has organized an on-going research and conference program under the name of The Lebanese Economic Tribune (LET), (al Minbar al Iktissadi al Lubnani) . The LET was established to promote public discussion of key economic issues in post-war Lebanon and to form a network of economists, academics, government officials, business people, and journalists, to shape a consensus around and formulate strategies for the development of Lebanon's economy. The aim of the LET is to guide research, organize workshops and conferences, and provide information and analysis on key economic issues.
Experts in different economic fields are usually appointed to conduct research and present their papers in forums which bring together policy-makers, businessmen, economists and journalists. The aim of the research and the subsequent debates is to produce policy recommendations which are distributed widely to government officials and decision-makers.
A Steering Committee has been formed to help LCPS in identifying research topics, and in carrying out the activities of the LET. The committee members are:
To increase the public and government officials' awareness of the economic challenges which face Lebanon, the LET has commissioned a series of policy papers which include the following: