The European Union has positioned itself as lead guarantor for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, with sanctions and observers in place. But history suggests that dirty electoral tricks will go unpunished
These informal capital controls – which have no basis in law – facilitate rampant discrimination between well-connected elites and most other depositors
The law, which civil society groups and the international community have demanded for decades, purports to liberate Lebanon’s private sector from control by politically connected cartels
Eliminating national oil dependence will clear out conflicts of interest
The urgent need to salvage and reform worker’s retirement schemes
How farms and factories can make or break Lebanon’s future
With a coordinated legal and political campaign, Lebanon’s scorned depositors can finally coerce banking elites into taking responsibility for their actions.
Pathways for Lebanese depositors to force bankers towards a fair deal
The IMF has allocated Lebanon $1.135 billion in Special Drawing Rights.
Climate change could ruin Lebanon; adaptation must be central to any recovery plan
This special report investigates the economic interests served by Lebanese recruitment of foreign domestic workers, thousands of whom are hired every year
For decades, Lebanon’s economy has overwhelmingly served the interests of certain economic actors, who preside over widespread monopolies and oligopolies.
Lebanon and the IMF can strike a deal that places the burden of recovery on those who can afford it
The fight to prevent hunger amidst pandemic and recession
How Lebanon’s banking secrecy laws facilitate tax dodging and harm the national economy
