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Know This Series: Lebanon’s Existential Crisis and Urgent Steps for Survival

Uncovering the Hidden Toll: Gaza’s True Casualty Numbers Exceed Estimates
Israel likely to be responsible for 200,000 fatalities once indirect deaths are counted

Postal Politics: The Battle for Lebanon’s Postal Contract
How the rivalry for LibanPost could decide the country’s financial future

Packaged for Greed: The Hidden Agendas Behind Lebanon’s Postal Sector Power Grab
Explore our infographic on the interconnections and vested interests among the players vying to control LibanPost.

Unified Defense: Reforming the Lebanese Army Is the Only Way to Address Military Dualism
Calls to defund it will grow louder if the institutional bloat, accusations of graft and political infighting aren’t fixed

Wired for Change: Privatization vs. State Control in Lebanon’s Electricity and Telecoms Sectors
Reform of state-owned enterprises is both possible and necessary, starting with electricity and telecoms

A discussion on “Lebanon’s Last Chance for A Progressive Deposit Recovery Plan”
IFI, in collaboration with Badil – The Alternative, hosted a closed discussion for heads of Lebanese syndicates on April 15, 2024. The discussion was centered around a study by Mohamad Farida titled “Lebanon’s Last Chance for A Progressive Deposit Recovery Plan,” published in December 2023. The...

Power to the People: It’s Time for Renewable Energy to Transform Electricity in Lebanon
The persistent failure to meet the country’s energy needs exemplifies state corruption and mismanagement