As internal displacement grows across Lebanon, economists warn that its long-term costs on public finances, infrastructure, and economic growth far outweigh any short-term boost in consumer spending.
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IMF Lebanon report - Lebanon governance diagnostic - IMF recommendations - FATF gray list Lebanon - Lebanon institutional reformCan Lebanon turn an IMF diagnosis into reform?
Seven years after Lebanon's financial collapse, an IMF assessment offers a detailed roadmap for governance reform, but political will remains the decisive factor.By The Beiruter -
Carbon markets - Carbon credits - Climate finance - Global emissions - Emissions tradingWar, trade, and the future of carbon credits
As carbon markets expand into a major source of climate finance, sustained geopolitical tensions are raising questions about whether international cooperation can keep pace.
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Cryptocurrency - CBDCs - Central Bank Digital Currency - Digital euro - Digital dollarCBDCs and the future of state-controlled money
CBDCs are reshaping the future of money as governments move toward state-controlled digital currencies with growing implications for privacy, finance, and economic power.By Anna Kachouh -
Lebanon tax reform - Lebanese economy - Greece economy - Tax reform - GreeceCould Lebanon follow Greece’s recovery model?
Greece’s recovery offers a case study in how stronger tax administration and institutional independence can help rebuild fiscal credibility after a financial crisis.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon tourism - Lebanon ferry - Jounieh port - Lebanon Cyprus ferry - Maritime transport - Lebanon Turkey routeNew maritime routes to link Jounieh with Cyprus, Syria, and Turkey
Lebanon is preparing to reconnect with the Eastern Mediterranean through a new ferry network linking Jounieh to Cyprus, Syria, and Turkey, marking the country’s first major regional maritime transport revival in nearly two decades.By The Beiruter -
Vaping Lebanon - Health taxes - Tobacco taxes - Sugary drink taxes - Vaping taxes - WHO tobacco policyCan governments tax their way to better health?
A growing global debate is emerging over whether health taxes can simultaneously reduce preventable disease, encourage healthier consumption, and provide sustainable government revenue.By The Beiruter -
Geopolitics - Global economy - Institute of International Finance - Bank of Japan - European Central BankA widening gap between global economies
The Institute of International Finance warns that the U.S.–Iran conflict and energy shock are accelerating global economic divergence, slowing growth, destabilizing supply chains, and reshaping monetary policy across major economies.By The Beiruter -
E-shaped economy - Global inequality - Wealth concentration - Economic inequality - OECD inequality - World Inequality ReportThe E-shaped economy and the rise of three-tiered inequality
As wealth concentration accelerates, the divide between rich and poor has evolved into a three-tiered system where economic scarcity literally narrows how the poorest can think about the future.By The Beiruter -
World Economic Forum 2026 - Artificial intelligence - AI industry - Climate change - World Economic Forum - KPMGCan AI power the clean energy revolution?
AI is emerging as a powerful tool for accelerating the clean energy transition, but its own growing electricity demand puts its climate credentials under scrutiny.By The Beiruter -
healthcare system - Lebanon middle class - Lebanon economic crisis - Lebanese economy collapse - Lebanon healthcare - Lebanese economy - Lebanon economyWhen the economy falls ill… health does not survive
Lebanese people are increasingly sacrificing social life, healthcare, and everyday comforts as the economic crisis forces survival to take priority over everything else.By Rimah Hashem -
Surveillance pricing - Personalized pricing - Consumer data - Algorithmic pricing - Digital commerce - AI pricing systemsSurveillance pricing: The invisible tax on your data
From grocery apps to airline tickets, surveillance pricing is transforming digital commerce by tailoring prices to individual consumers based on their data, browsing behavior, and predicted purchasing patterns.By The Beiruter -
Banque du Liban regulations - Banque du Liban - Lebanon economy - Arab Monetary Fund - Lebanese banking sectorLebanon returns to Arab financial leadership
Lebanon regains regional financial prominence after BDL Governor Karim Saeed’s election to lead the Arab Monetary Fund’s Board of Governors.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon honey industry - Lebanese honey - Beekeeping - Plan-Bee - Biodiversity - Honey productionThe new economy emerging from Lebanon’s beehives
Built on Lebanon’s rich biodiversity and centuries-old beekeeping traditions, the country’s honey sector is evolving into a broader economy tied to tourism, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and rural livelihoods despite mounting environmental and economic pressures.By The Beiruter -
Arab education crisis - Yemen education - Sudan education - MENA education - World BankWhere childhood fails in the Arab world’s poorest countries
Millions of children across the Arab world’s poorest countries remain excluded not only from education, but from the very systems meant to measure and protect their futures.
By Jenna Geagea
