Why illegal cross-border commerce is so hard to stop.
How a clandestine plan is forcing the Lebanese people to pay for a banking crisis created by elites.
For decades, Lebanon’s economy has overwhelmingly served the interests of certain economic actors, who preside over widespread monopolies and oligopolies.
Holding those in power to account will be no simple task, given Lebanon’s notorious culture of impunity in the construction sector.
Reckless profiteering and the banking sector’s insolvency demand a bold deposit recovery plan to restore financial integrity in Lebanon.
Announced in February 2022, a World Bank-sponsored redevelopment plan could finally turn Beirut Port into both an economic powerhouse and vibrant community space. Unfortunately, early signs suggest that the proposed planning and regulatory reforms risk entrenching the same corrupt management and practices that brought the port to its current nadir.
How Misplaced Aid, Elite Capture, And A Devalued Currency Are Causing Crisis In The Water Sector.
During the spring, everyone said the same thing: the Iran War had pushed oil prices up, causing gasoline and diesel prices to rise as well. Oil then came down again, with the global benchmark Brent crude dipping below its pre-war price by July, but Lebanese were at...
