ByTheEast Desk (Lebanon)
ByTheEast editorial staff.
Lebanon’s economy could add “one-billion-dollar” cannabis industry
Lebanon’s economy meets McKinsey’s vision as the latter listed out a range of recommendations that touches upon the creation of a wealth management and...
Lebanon’s cedar forests threatened by climate change
Strolling in the cedar forests of Lebanon’s mountainous slopes is such a relief since it transports you away from the misery of everyday life....
Lebanon’s chronic electricity problem remains unsolved since 1975
Since 2002, Lebanon’s energy ministers have struggled to find and have not come out with a working solution to the country’s chronic electricity problem....
Inclement weather prevented power barge from docking into Jiyeh?
Following the inability of the power barge to dock in Lebanon’s southern coastal town of Jiyyeh on Monday, which caretaker Energy Minister Cesar Abi...
Doha’s charm offensive boosts U.S. Qatar relations
In start contrast to U.S. Qatar relations a year ago, there was much bonhomie on display as members of the U.S. Congress and officials...
Lebanese manousheh comes to London City
Manousheh has reached the food market of London. Now it remains to be seen if the popular Lebanese dish manages to carve out a...
Growing support for fintech industry in Lebanon
In a development that underscores a continued interest in the fintech industry among regional investors, Berytech, a Lebanese business development organization, made an equity...
IMF advises Lebanon on debt sustainability
IMF Executive board informed that in order to improve the public debts’ sustainability scenario, Lebanon will immediately require a “fiscal adjustment” which is “substantial”...
OPEC’s oil production meeting in Vienna likely to be tough
Ministers from OPEC countries have arrived in Vienna in order to decide whether to reverse their landmark pact to curb oil production so as...
Egypt, Israel to reshape Middle East gas map
Will hydrocarbons be the cement of Middle East as fertilizers could be the cement for the African continent? Will hydrocarbons transcend all political and...