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Venezuela oil - Oil production capacity - Strategic oil reserves - Oil markets - Global oil trade - Energy security - Strait of HormuzThe world's oil is not always where the power lies
From Venezuela's vast reserves to the Strait of Hormuz and Europe's dependence on American diesel, the events of 2026 reveal how control over oil depends on far more than geological wealth.By The Beiruter -
IMF - Global trade - South-South trade - Emerging economies - WTOThe global economy moved, its institutions are catching up
Low- and middle-income economies now account for nearly half of the world’s trade in goods, creating a growing gap between where economic power resides and international institutions whose central bargains were negotiated under a very different global hierarchy.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon banking reform - Bank restructuring - Constitutional Council - IMF reforms - Central Bank - Financial crisisLebanon’s banking reform hits a constitutional roadblock
Lebanon’s banking reform faces constitutional challenges as disputes over restructuring, central bank independence, IMF commitments, and financial recovery continue.By The Beiruter -
Global trade - Global supply chains - OECD - Foreign capital - ReshoringGlobal trade is more connected than it looks
New OECD research finds that accounting for foreign machinery, software, and R&D reveals deeper global supply-chain dependencies than conventional trade statistics capture.
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Housing costs - Lebanon housing crisis - Affordable housing - Habitat for Humanity - World Habitat DayThe housing crisis hiding in plain sight
New research and interviews with Habitat for Humanity reveal the less visible costs of housing: from sacrificing food and medical care to, in Lebanon, living in homes they cannot afford to repair.By The Beiruter -
Young Lebanese - Financial independence - Financial struggle - Cost of Living - Moving outCan young Lebanese truly afford independence?
For many young Lebanese, having a place of their own remains difficult to achieve in today’s economic reality. Between rising living costs, expensive rent and family responsibilities, what does independence really look like for Lebanon’s younger generation?
By Yara Saliba
