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Triangular Climate Action in Lebanon

libc Nov 18, 2016 0

The Lebanese Ministry of Environment co-organized with the AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and UNDP a side event entitled: “Triangular climate action: harmonized efforts of businesses, NGOs and the…

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Installed solar power in Lebanon is set to double this year

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

Around 9.45 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems were installed by the end of last year, according to the first Solar PV Status Report for Lebanon 2015.The study was conducted by the Small Decentralized Renewable Energy Power…

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Remittances from expatriates to Lebanon are expected to increase (World Bank)

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

Remittances from expatriates to Lebanon are expected to increase slightly in 2016, according to the World Bank. In a report on capital inflows published Sunday, the World Bank projected that remittances from expatriates will reach $7.6…

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Lebanese agro-food sector growth at 11%

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

The agro-food sector has been increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11 percent, according to ‘Investment Opportunities in the Agro-food Sector 2016’ report issued by the Investment Development Authority in Lebanon (IDAL).…

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WE CARE, THEREFORE WE ACT: LEBANON’S CORPORATE GREEN CONTRIBUTION

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

Today companies around the world are leading the way in green initiatives, adopting a wide range of admirable, in-house sustainability practices such as ambitious recycling programs and the installation of low-energy systems, in addition to…

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Pterosaur flies safely home in Lebanon after 95 million years

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

With the help of University of Alberta scientists, a newly described pterosaur has finally flown home. This spectacular fossil material was discovered in a private Lebanese limestone quarry more than a decade ago and has led to what…

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Could Thomas Jefferson’s DNA Trail Reveal Lebanese Origins?

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

DNA testing carried out by University of Leicester geneticists and funded by The Wellcome Trust has thrown new light on the ancestry of one of the USA's most revered figures, the third President, Thomas Jefferson.Almost 10 years ago, the…

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New Octopods from the Late Cretaceous of Hakel and Hjoula, Lebanon

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

The finds of 95 million year old fossils, in 2009, reveal much earlier origins of modern octopuses. These are among the rarest and unlikeliest of fossils. The chances of an octopus corpse surviving long enough to be fossilized are so…

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Stay tuned for the 3rd Annual Immigrant’s Reunion 2017

libc Oct 21, 2016 0

Dear LIBC members and Friends On behalf of the Lebanese International Businesses Council , we want to thank all who attended the 2nd Annual Immigrant’s Reunion 2016 conference on August 9, 2016, at Monroe Hotel, Beirut. For…

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Lebanon awards €108 million O&M contracts for 270 MW electricity

libc Sep 21, 2016 0

The contract for the operation and maintenance of the two new power plants at Zouk and Jiyeh has been won by a joint venture of Indian firm Operational Energy Group (OEG), Turkish firm Arkay Limited, and local firm Middle East Power,…

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