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Render showing the Beirut River project site.
Laudy Issa

Student project can transform Beirut River into a public park

Students want to transform Beirut River into a shared, open space. At the heart of it all? A functional, translucent tube and a green tower.
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The newly-formed Lebanese Cabinet pose with President Michel Aoun.
Kareem Chehayeb

The new Lebanese Cabinet and the economic reforms we should worry about

Lebanon’s new Cabinet was recently formed, but does that mean enough reform to bring sensible economic policy and quality services?
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Jad Chaaban

Is Lebanon’s Economy On The Brink Of Collapse?

The anxiety created around a Greek-style national bankruptcy has allowed the ruling politicians and their allies to steer (again) the public debate towards a "crisis management" rhetoric, away from a real discussion on accountability and responsibility for what got us into this.
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Joseph Helou

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies: Safe Technology, Shaky Economics

The price of virtual coins is socially constructed by the purchases made on the market at a given point in time.
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Mounir Rached

How To Contain Lebanon’s Rising Debt And Improve Government Finances

With a combination of spending streamlining and revenue raising measures, Lebanon can halt the slippage in fiscal finances, and revert into a more solid and sustainable fiscal position.
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Mounir Rached

Will The Lebanese Lira Crumble in 2018?

The risks of collapse for Lebanon's national currency evaluated in 7 key points by one of Lebanon top macro economists.
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Alessa Flores Vela

What Does OPEC Think About the Future of World Oil?

  The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which is the permanent intergovernmental organization of 14 oil-exporting developing nations,...
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Tamara Saade

Why We Spend Two Hours in Traffic

“..the cost of road congestion is estimated at $2 billion/year (nearly 4% of GDP).” Twinkling yellow and red lights are...
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Serene Touma

A Little Green Owl Called Myki is Taking Online Security to the Next Level

Applications providing online security have usually been welcomed with hesitation. How secure can your sensitive information be in the cloud? With Myki, the cloud is no longer a concern. Myki is a mobile application that allows you to securely store and manage passwords as well as sensitive information such as...
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Celine Bteish

Yalla Bus, The App Making Public Transportation Accessible in Lebanon

It’s no secret that traffic in Beirut is a nightmare. With very little access to and a lack of innovation...
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Sami Halabi

Blaming Syrians For Lebanon’s Problems Is Cowardly and Destructive

  Our foreign minister, our official representative to the world, demonstrated that racism has now become part of our national...
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Mira Fakhreddine

Lebanon Joining Forces to Achieve the UN 2030 Agenda

More than 400 specialists from various sectors and regions across Lebanon gathered on October 10 to share their 2030 vision of a far more sustainable and developed Lebanon at the Multi-Stakeholder SDG Forum held at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Through a day-long series of workshops at AUB’s Suliman...
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