Lebanon

Lebanon has secured grants and loans worth $11.5bn for redeveloping its disheveled infrastructure. But a lack of financing is far from the republic’s biggest concern.

With the world’s third highest debt-to-GDP ratio and annual growth averaging just 1.7% since 2011, the Lebanese economy needs crucial assistance. Saad Hariri’s government aims to cut this year’s deficit and upcoming donor conferences may help. But can efforts overcome the structural issues impairing prosperity?

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited Riyadh in early March, signaling an effort to improve ties after the kingdom’s botched...

Aid has emerged as a key foreign policy tool for Trump’s White House. Despite promises to slash assistance, spending on the Middle East is set to rise.

Despite a sizable gas find offshore Cyprus and Lebanon finally awarding exploration blocks after years of delay, not all is well under the Eastern Med sun.

Whilst 2017 bid rounds from both Israel and Lebanon can be considered flops, at least Lebanon has succeeded in drawing in heavyweights Total and Eni.

When Prime Minister Sa’d al-Hariri was summoned on 3 November to Riyadh and allegedly compelled to resign as Prime Minister...

Lebanon’s fragile stability was plunged into uncertainty on 4 November when Prime Minister S’ad al-Hariri announced his resignation from Riyadh,...

Lebanon launched its first ever bid round earlier this year after a multi-year delay. The bidding closed on 12 October,...