Lebanon - Long in the making, a financial crisis has struck
Diagnosis – How Did we get Here 1. A steadily deteriorating balance of payments over the past years has drastically squeezed, if not...
Avoiding Economic Failure: Can Lebanon Do it?
The news is not good, and more than marginally bad…Lebanon’s financial engineering seems to have reached its limit in sustaining an...
It is time to save Lebanon
This summary is provided by the Lebanese International Finance Executives (LIFE). For more information please click here. As protestors...
Okay Lebanon, Now What?
I am blessed with knowing some very smart people in Lebanon, from various backgrounds, who hold the ideal of Lebanon and its...
Wondering Aloud, Can It Get Any Worse? Oh Yes!
In this blog, rather than focus on Lebanon’s economic and political issues and others in the region, I’m offering my analysis of current...
Trying to Understand the Puzzle that is Lebanon’s Forward Thinking
Okay, I get it…democracy is messy, but it seems to me that Lebanon has taken this notion to great heights (depths) in charting its course...
Lebanon by the Numbers
The Economic Research and Analysis Department of Byblos Bank Group provides a high-quality weekly analysis of what’s happening in the...
The Middle East Fuse is Burning – How Badly Will Lebanon be Scarred?
The missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil fields push mounting Saudi-Iranian tensions; the outcome of the Israeli elections follows on...
Shortcomings of a Short-sighted US Policy towards Lebanon
The recent firing/resignation of John Bolton as Trump’s National Security Advisor and the proclamation by the Administration that the...
Fallout Continues over Hezbollah-Israel Sparring; Will a Cease-fire Hold?
While both sides seem to be relaxing their high alerts for an imminent spike in hostilities, both Lebanon and Israel are stepping back...
No Surprises, Useful Guidance from Global Ratings Organizations
When we were in Lebanon this summer, discussions about the economy included likely scenarios of Lebanon being downgraded by the world’s...
Will the 2019 Budget Make a Difference in the Daily Lives of Lebanese?
Since the budget has not been in effect for a fiscal quarter yet, there is little data available to show that it will bring about the...
If we share our roads better, could we then learn to share the country better?
An-Nahar News: Another month long visit to Lebanon by an expatriate was just concluded, and that urge is here again just like last year...
