Go Green with GBO: MENA countries struggle with climate finance disparities
From 2003 to 2021, 71% of foreign climate finance to MENA went...
Lebanon
Who is Lebanon’s Riad Salameh, the former central bank chief under arrest?
Riad Salameh was widely considered the cornerstone of the financial system until...
MENA Watch: ‘Brain Drain’ threatens region’s competitiveness
The repressive climate in many MENA nations also stifles innovation and self-expression...
MENA Watch: Geopolitics pulls Lebanon back into economic doldrums
Many of Lebanon's leaders had been relying on travel and remittances to...
GCC sees robust tourism growth
The tourism sector was expected to grow faster in 2023 than it...
Restoring Lebanon’s financial credibility
The Code of Money and Credit is the main regulation of the...
MENA Watch: Region faces dire water scarcity by 2050
With 74% of its countries under water stress, South Asia is the...
Wassim Mansouri appointed interim head of Lebanese Central Bank
Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, the leader of the Shi'ite Amal...
MENA Watch: Lebanon’s shrinking middle class, increasing hunger, & wealth disparity
The World Bank downgraded Lebanon to a lower-middle-income nation in 2020...
Worst economic crisis ever? Lebanon’s inflation exceeds 124%
In Lebanon, communication costs rose by 331% for households and enterprises, while...