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The Ministry of Finance and the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) signed a $200m deal with the World Bank to finance the Roads and Employment Project in Lebanon, which aims to upgrade the country's road network and create…

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are estimated at $2.56 billion in 2016, up nine percent compared with the previous year, according to the ‘World Investment Report 2017’ released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Nicolas Sehnaoui, Chairman of the UKLTH, announced a fund of $3.2 million as an investment for the UK-Lebanon Tech Hub (UKLTH). The fund is being provided by the Central Bank (BDL). The amount matches the £2.5 million ($3.2 million)…

NEW DATE! Join us for a successful Planet Lebanon 2017 Lebanese Diaspora Connections: National Economic Development. With new visions, old hopes and genuine desire for a brand new Lebanon through providing a place for Lebanese Diaspora, to…

Figures released by ArabNet, a hub for Arab digital professionals and entrepreneurs, show that investment funds based in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region made 37 investments in technology startups in Lebanon for a total…

Despite facing political and economic pressures due to the spillovers of the ongoing Syrian crisis, the construction and real estate industries in Lebanon remain the most attractive and promising sectors of the country’s resilient economy.…

FFA Private Bank (FFA) is preparing to launch a structured investment vehicle (SIV) to channel investments to power generation and other infrastructure projects. The initial objective is to reach $1 billion of investments in the…

The Ministry of Industry (MoI) has chosen five locations in different regions in which to build industrial zones.Dany Gedeon, Director General of MoI, said: “The ministry is cooperating with the Unions of Municipalities for the projects.…

Though the end of the conflict in Syria may be years away, Lebanon is already working to position itself as a key hub for future reconstruction efforts – primarily fueled by foreign aid.Given its economic clout and history of investing…

There may be no end in sight of the Syrian war yet, but Lebanon is already positioning itself as a hub for Syrian reconstruction markets once the war is over. Strategically located between the Mediterranean Sea and some of Syria's most…