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Lebanon economy - Economic recovery 2025 - GDP growth - World Bank Lebanon - IMF talksWorld Bank: Lebanon’s economy witnessed a “fragile rebound”
Lebanon recorded modest economic growth in 2025 for the first time in years, but the recovery remains fragile and dependent on reforms and external support.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon financial gap law - Banking collapse Lebanon - Lebanese banks losses - IMF reform Lebanon - Depositors crisisThe Gap Law: A legal black hole in Lebanon
Lebanon’s proposed Financial Gap Law seeks to formalize banking losses and unlock recovery, but critics warn it risks legalizing depositor losses while sidestepping accountability and reform.By The Beiruter -
social inequality - Poverty - banking crisis - Inflation - economic collapse - Lebanon middle classThe disappearance of Lebanon’s middle class
As financial engineering unraveled and inflation surged, Lebanon’s middle class shrank dramatically, exposing how policy failures hollowed out the country’s social and economic core.
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Lebanon digital payments - Electronic payment services - E-wallets Lebanon - Fintech Lebanon - Payment facilitatorCentral Bank sets new rules for Lebanon’s digital payments sector
Banque du Liban has issued a new circular regulating electronic payment providers, introducing licensing categories, capital requirements, and oversight rules for Lebanon’s fast-growing digital payments sector.By The Beiruter -
Davos 2026 - World Economic Forum - WEF Davos - Global leaders - International diplomacyDavos 2026: Can a “Spirit of Dialogue” still shape a fractured world?
Davos 2026 convenes global leaders at a moment of deep geopolitical flux, testing whether dialogue can still shape outcomes in a fractured, high-stakes world.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon Eurobonds - Lebanese sovereign debt - Eurobond rally - Financial Gap Law - Hezbollah and economyLebanon’s Eurobonds soar amid waning Iranian influence
Lebanon’s Eurobonds have surged despite ongoing economic distress, driven by political shifts, regional developments, and investor expectations rather than concrete financial recovery.By The Beiruter -
Iran economic collapse - Islamic Republic crisis - Supreme Leader opposition - Iranian bazaar strike - Iranian uprising - Iran protests 2025 - Supreme Leader oppositionHow online trade is rewriting Lebanon’s economy
Iran is facing its most serious uprising in decades, as economic collapse, post-war weakness, and the unprecedented revolt of the bazaar strip the Islamic Republic of one of its last pillars of support.
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Lebanon Eurobonds - Financial gap law - Sovereign debt restructuring - Lebanese default - IMF negotiationsLebanon’s Eurobond boom, a depositor bust
Lebanon’s Eurobonds have surged after the approval of the draft financial gap law, signaling investor optimism over debt restructuring while raising concerns that depositor losses are being cemented.By The Beiruter -
Egypt energy hub - Lebanon Egypt gas agreement - Lebanon electricity crisis - Deir Ammar power plant - LNG regasificationEgypt to supply gas to Lebanon again
A new Egypt–Lebanon gas agreement brings regional energy cooperation back into focus, highlighting both the promise and the unresolved technical and financial hurdles facing Lebanon’s electricity sector.
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Lebanon infrastructure - Public transportation reform - ACTC buses - Google Transit - Google Maps Lebanon - Lebanon public transportLebanon’s public buses go live on Google Maps
With Google Transit now live, Lebanon takes a significant step away from decades of informal transport, making bus routes visible, trackable, and easier to use nationwide.
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Gulf oil producers - Oil production capacity - Global energy markets - Saudi Arabia oil - Venezuela oil - Oil reservesVenezuela vs. other petro-states: The paradox of oil wealth
Despite vast oil reserves, countries like Venezuela struggle to convert resources into influence, while Gulf producers use production capacity and governance to shape global energy markets.
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Greenland economy - US interest in Greenland - Greenland geopolitics - Greenland - Arctic resourcesGreenland as an economic and geopolitical power
Once peripheral, Greenland now sits at the center of geopolitical, economic, and security calculations linking Europe, North America, and the Arctic.By Omar Ayoub -
Lebanon fiscal gap law - CCLF open letter - Lebanese banking crisis - Depositor protection - Nawaf Salam reformsFiscal gap law faces criticism from Lebanese-French advocacy group
The Lebanese-French Coordination Committee warned that Lebanon’s draft fiscal gap law risks institutionalizing injustice by shifting losses onto depositors while avoiding accountability.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon agriculture - Agricultural Investment Conference - Ministry of Agriculture Lebanon - Nizar Hani - Agribusiness LebanonLebanon's first Agricultural Investment Conference
Lebanon prepares its first Agricultural Investment Conference, aiming to attract capital, remove bottlenecks, and reposition agriculture as a growth sector.By The Beiruter
