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Lebanon travel influencer - Food marketing - Lebanese influencers - Viral marketing - Lebanese marketing - Influencer RegulationThe business of influence in Lebanon
Influencer marketing has become a major force in Lebanon, where brands capitalize on creators’ reach and audience trust to drive consumer behavior, raising questions about authenticity, transparency and the psychology behind online recommendations.By The Beiruter -
Lebanon Hotels - Tourism Sector - Hotel Occupancy - Hotel Closures - Tourism Recovery - Lebanese EconomyLebanon's hotels struggle as insecurity and rising costs hit tourism
Lebanon's hotel sector is facing declining occupancy, cancelled reservations and rising operating costs, with hotel operators warning that continued instability could force some establishments to close.By The Beiruter -
Lebanese Industry - Manufacturing - Foreign Investment - Exports - European Partnerships - Economic RecoveryReviving the industrial sector at the heart of Lebanon’s recovery
Lebanon seeks to revive its industrial sector by attracting investment, expanding exports, and positioning manufacturers within European supply chains.By The Beiruter -
South Lebanon border villages - South Lebanon - Nawraj Association - Fouad Abou Nader - Border Villages - Lady of Haramoun Food CourtRebuilding from within: Nawraj’s economic vision for South Lebanon
Nawraj Association is shifting from emergency relief to long-term economic recovery in South Lebanon, investing in job creation, education, healthcare and sustainable livelihoods to help border communities rebuild and remain in their villages.By The Beiruter -
IMF growth forecast - China economy - China GDP growth - India economic growth - Asia-Pacific outlookIMF cuts China's 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.5 percent
The IMF has trimmed China’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.5% as energy costs and weak domestic spending weigh on its economy, while India, South Korea and Taiwan receive stronger projections.By The Beiruter -
UNDP - Global poverty - Developing countries - Energy prices - Alexander de Croo'No time to recover': UNDP chief sounds alarm on growing poverty
The UNDP warns that rising energy and food prices, debt costs and climate shocks could push around 130 million people into poverty, with developing countries especially at risk.By The Beiruter -
Poverty rise - Housing crisis - Labor crisis - Economic collapse - Lebanon displacement crisis - Lebanon economy - Lebanon fuel crisis - Economic Crisis - PovertyPoverty and Lebanon’s struggle to live with dignity
Lebanon marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty as rising costs, unemployment and successive conflicts deepen hardship and threaten millions’ ability to meet basic needs.By Jenna Geagea -
Lebanon ports - IMEC - Global trade - Tripoli Port - Beirut PortBeirut and Tripoli Ports enter the race for global trade routes
Lebanon’s ports of Beirut and Tripoli are entering a new phase after joining the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, creating an opportunity to reconnect the country with global trade routes, attract investment and revive its maritime sector, but success will depend on infrastructure upgrades, customs reforms and the ability to turn agreements into concrete economic gains.
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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
