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The Road to Recovery for Lebanese Agriculture
Lebanon's ailing agricultural sector was already struggling before the onset of the financial and economic crisis of 2019. But as Lina Maddah and Salem Darwich argue, the sector nevertheless can contribute to pulling the country out of its economic depression. -
Manufacturing in Crisis: How Can the Sector Survive?
In this article, Bacel and Lina Maddah address the current state of manufacturing in Lebanon, highlighting the challenges as well as opportunities in light of the ongoing crisis, and offering some preliminary recommendation for both policymakers and manufacturers. -
Lebanon’s Economic Crisis by Sector: Challenges and Opportunities in Manufacturing
This brief examines the impact of the ongoing crisis in Lebanon on the manufacturing sector, based on a literature review, insights from a roundtable of experts, and other secondary data sources on the history and the recent state of the manufacturing sector.
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Lebanon’s Economic Crisis by Sector: The Knowledge Economy Loses Its Balance
This policy brief examines the current state of the knowledge economy in Lebanon relative to the economic crisis, highlighting the main challenges and opportunities, with a particular focus on practices within the business environment and education system that hinder innovation, resilience, and sustainable development.
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PODCAST | The Way Forward for the Knowledge Economy and the Educational Sector in Lebanon
Economist Lina Maddah and education specialist Bassel Akar discuss with Christelle Barakat the state of the knowledge economy and education sector in Lebanon, pinpointing the key challenges and offering solutions to overcome them.
Lina S. Maddah is an Economic Researcher at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) and a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon.
Bassel Akar is a Research Associate at the Center for Applied Research at Notre Dame University (NDU) - Louaize, Lebanon, and at the Center of African Studies at the University of Porto, Portugal.
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قانون الشراء العام الجديد: ما أهمية حق الوصول للمعلومات والتحول الرقمي لنجاح تنفيذه؟
ندوة إلكترونية حول التحسينات المدرجة في قانون الشراء العام الجديد، و الترتيبات القانونية والإدارية اللازمة لتنفيذه الفعّال، مع التركيز بشكل خاص على الحق في الوصول إلى المعلومات والرقمنة.
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Local Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and the Survival of Rural Economies
Identifying the priority investment sectors in national development strategies is essential to boost a real market demand and a vibrant ecosystem.
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Struggling on the Margins: Necessity-Driven Entrepreneurs in Rural Areas
Lina S. Madah highlights the key challenges facing necessity-driven entrepreneurs (NDEs) as they confront the deepening economic crisis gripping the nation.