Lebanon

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Lebanon, a country that unlike many of its neighbors has faced high energy prices for a generation, wants to become a natural gas exporter by the end of this decade. To realize its ambition, the government will need to take on the new role…

The Council of Ministers approved three permits for private companies to operate wind turbines for electricity.The permits will be operated by Hawa Akkar, Sustainable Akkar, and Lebanon Wind Power. They will be used for the production of…

The reclamation of Tripoli Special Economic Zone (TSEZ) is complete, Chairperson Raya Haffar El Hassan said.Works on infrastructure are now set to begin.El Hassan said: “The Council of Ministers has provided us with $15 million for…

According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourist arrivals rose by a yearly 12.81% to 649,841 by May.This rise was due to the increase in the number of tourist arrivals from the Arab countries, Europe, and America, which…

The World Bank is injecting $120 million into Lebanon’s health care system as part of a larger package to provide thousands of poor families with a critical service that has been suffering from structural issues, compounded by the influx of…

Netherlands, Ambassador Han Maurits Schaapveld, and Suzy Hoayek, representing the Ministry of Energy and Water, launched the Dutch program "Strengthening the Lebanese Water and Agriculture Sector".The program is part of a 86-million-Euro…

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)…