Tina Abou Rizk (Lebanon)
Researcher and financial analyst. Freelance consultant for European NGOs in Lebanon for development projects.
The Swiss job: the greatest heist in Lebanon's History?
Swiss banks have been like Heaven on Earth for some Lebanon's “creme de la creme” for a long, long time. Will it...
How nomadism made Africa a land of disruptive innovation
Mobility, innovation and stability, three of the most important civilizational factors in economic development, are not calibrated the same way in every...
Why Lebanon should follow Africa’s path to Agriculture 4.0
Could digital agriculture end Africa’s food scarcity as it is projected to house nearly a population of two billion by 2050? Farms...
Lebanon: Electricity plan needs a clear majority
Is the recovery for Lebanese electricity sector ailing for thirty years, finally in sight? Lebanese parliament is now ready to sanction a...
Everything you need to know about Agriculture 4.0
Is Agriculture 4.0 the answer to future food security? Let's take a look. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. reported...
Lebanon: waterscape challenges hide future opportunities
What is the future of Lebanon's waterscape? This was the question which formed the central discussion theme in the youth conference which...
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...