Tina Abou Rizk (Lebanon)
Researcher and financial analyst. Freelance consultant for European NGOs in Lebanon for development projects.
Debt restructuring is ‘absolutely not’ on the card
Introducing a restructured debt wasn’t an imminent
future in Lebanon, thought Goldman Sachs. However, the country has turned its
focus on investors’ recovery while...
Are heavy rains the sole problem in Lebanon?
Heavy rains and flooded highways are definitely not the sole problems in our beloved Lebanon. In order to deal with its economic...
Growth rebound of 2% reported in MENA
The oil price hike is mostly behind the modest growth rebound which has proven to be beneficial to the local exporters of...
Trade deficit fissure in Lebanon widens by 5%
Bad news, again and again. Lebanon is facing a trade deficit whereby the fissure seems to have widened by 5% which amounts...
Natural gas becomes priority for Lebanese power sector
Lebanon will make natural gas as the primary source of energy in its power sector, informed Cesar Abi Khalil, the Energy Minister...
Generator mafias competition leads to gunshot in Lebanon
The generator mafias in Lebanon profit from the gap that exists in the country’s power supply. Learn more about the issue in our previous...
EBRD to invest ‘$200 million by next year’ in Lebanon
Alain Pilloux is the vice president for banking at EBRD, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, whereby Pilloux revealed that the bank...
Sidon and other Lebanese cities enjoy tourism boom
Sidon is almost a six thousand year old city in Lebanon which reaped benefit this summer from the international tourism boom, whereby tourists flocked...
Lebanese healthcare entrepreneurs lack resources and skills
Lebanese healthcare quality does top the list when it comes to the Arab world, as Lebanon is into “testing new medical technologies”. Given the...
Generator mafias profit from Lebanese power supply gap
In an attempt to bridge the power supply gap in Lebanon, people who owned private generators in Lebanon have been collecting “extortionate prices” from...