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Blog post
Energy and empowerment in Lebanon: Impact of reliable energy supply in changing women’s lives
The effects of poor-quality energy supply are not gender neutral, and fall more heavily on women. New research from Lebanon explores how sustained energy access enhances women’s day-to-day lives and better protects female-headed households. While access to sustainable energy is a necessary development goal for all countries, the co-benefits brought to gender equity should...
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Publication - Project Report
Public infrastructure procurement in post-conflict power-sharing arrangements: Evidence from Lebanon’s Council for Development and Reconstruction
Post-conflict power-sharing arrangements not only allocate political power but also economic resources among powerful elites. Previous research on such economic arrangements has largely focused on the access of powerful elites to natural resources, such as to oil fields or mines. This article investigates the mechanisms of rent allocation of another major source of...
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Blog post
Beirut blast: Restoring power is important, as is trust
The blast in Beirut has exposed Lebanon’s corrupt energy sector and therefore should be the starting point for a wholesale reform of a crippled political system to rebuild trust and ease rising public agitation. It did not take too long after the deadly Beirut port explosion, which devastated the city’s most vibrant neighbourhood and transformed the lives of thousands...
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Project
Lessons from Public-Private Partnerships in Lebanon
In 2019, the IGC in Lebanon partnered with the High Council of Privatization (HCP) at the Prime Minister’s Office to draw lessons from previous privatisation attempts. Lebanon has traditionally relied on its banking system to attract capital inflows into the local economy. Ongoing political deadlock and regional turmoil have regressed position as a financial hub in the...
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Multimedia Item - Video
Event: The economic and security implications of COVID-19 in the Middle East
On 6th May 2020, the IGC convened a panel to discuss the economic and security implications of COVID-19 in the Middle East. Panellists included Maha Yahya, Ala Qasem, Moayad Samman, and Sarah Logan.
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Publication - Project Report, Working Paper
Bolstering SME participation in public procurement: Policy options for Lebanon
The government of Lebanon is working on a new public procurement law and implementing regulations to unify and modernize public sector procurement. Based on a review of the literature and analysis using available data on procurement policy, this report explores options to enhance participation by SMEs in public procurement. Six areas for actions are suggested for...