The industry of Lebanon is one of the main economic sectors and greatly contributes to the financial development of Lebanon.
Lebanese industry sector stands for 19,7% of the country`s GDP. As for the employment, the industry employs 13,8% of the Lebanese workforce. The leading companies of Lebanese industry can be found in the paper/cardboard, plastics, marble, cement, wood and textile sector.
Lebanese government owns two networks which are operated by Orascom Telecom (Egypt) and Zain (Kuwait) for a management fee.
View the top Real Estate Management Companies in Lebanon. According to the Bank Audi Research, the activities in the Lebanese real estate sector are slowing down in 2012 due to the ongoing domestic political strife and regional instability. The total value of real estate transactions grew by 6.7% in 2011; the January – April 2012 period recorded 4% y-o-y increase in comparison with the same period in 2011. These figures are very low compared to the 32% annual growth which was recorded since the 2005 real estate boom in Lebanon.
View the largest airlines in Lebanon.
The roots of Lebanese education are very old and the powerful education system and institutions in Lebanon are famous not only regionally but globally. As an example can serve the Lebanese American University (LAU), which foundation dates back to the early 19th Century. Lebanon has been always well-known for its high quality institutions of higher education – universities. Therefore, as Dr. Joseph Jabbra, President of LAU, comments: “Parents have been known to say to their kids ‘money comes and goes’, ‘property comes and goes’, but there´s one thing that no one can take away from you and that´s education.” He also claims that Lebanon has always been the first; Lebanon has always had the cutting edge of education. One of the Lebanese education institutions which constantly seeks innovation is Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA), an elite university which offers superior postgraduate education.
There are 22 different ministries in Lebanon.
Marcopolis.net presents a list of top ministries and public institutions in Lebanon.
BankMed has become one of the leading banks in Lebanon because of its strategy. Over the past few year the equity has been doubled with a vision to challenge the top 2 players in the market within the next few years. Mr. Hariri provides his vision of BankMed.
Lebanese wine production is thought to be one of the oldest in the world. Meet with the leading Lebanese wine producer in video interview with Zafer Chaoui, Chairman of Chateau Ksara, who elaborates on tourism and wine industry in Lebanon, shares 150-year-long history of Chateau Ksara and discusses his vision to produce the best Lebanese wine.
Video Interview with Mohamed Chatah, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Lebanese foreign relations policy and a former Minister of Finance, discusses the complexity of Lebanese foreign relations and comments on the most pertinant socio-economic issues Lebanon is facing at the moment.
Video Interview with Michel Pharaon, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Chairman of Pharaon Group. Mr. Pharaon discusses internal and external political issues and assessed the business climate in Lebanon.
