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FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Faouzi Issa

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:36:32 +0000

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Faouzi Issa

There are 1.4 million workers in Lebanon – this is the story of one of them.

I was ten years old and I used to hate it, says Faouzi Issa of his family’s Sunday lunch tradition some twenty years ago at Domaine des Tourelles vineyard which his father now owns.

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Dr. Imad Khouri

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:29:02 +0000

Faces of Economy - Lebanon

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Dr. Imad Khouri

There are 1.4 million workers in Lebanon – this is the story of one of them.

There is little rest for Dr. Imad Khouri – by choice he is a busy man.
The doctor wakes up at 6 am to build his stone house; begins his daily work as a physician by 8 am, working up to 14 hours a day, and also twice a week holds a special clinic at an NGO, treating the victims of war.

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Mazen Hajjar

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:06:17 +0000

Faces of Economy - Lebanon

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Mazen Hajjar

There are 1.4 million workers in Lebanon – this is the story of one of them.

In July 2006, as Israel was unleashing a wave of bombs onto Lebanon, Mazen Hajjar received a phone call from his business partner asking him if he had registered the beer brewing company they had thought up.

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Ziad Kamel

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:50:38 +0000

Faces of Economy - Lebanon

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Ziad Kamel

There are 1.4 million workers in Lebanon – this is the story of one of them.

On January 1st 2005, a 24-year-old Ziad Kamel woke up the night after hosting yet another successful New Years Eve party for several hundred guest at Sursock Palace in Beirut. And with the New Year came a new adventure for the young entrepreneur.

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Jill and Naji Boutros

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:03:22 +0000

Faces of Economy - Lebanon

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Jill and Naji Boutros

There are 1.4 million workers in Lebanon – this is the story of two of them.

The narrative of how Naji Boutros met Jill Johnson, fell in love, married, had children, and ultimately returned to the Levant in order to start vineyard -- all started with the war.
The couple's plan was not only to produce wines but to use that as the leading edge to help revitalize the Bhamdoun community. Chateau Belle-Vue is now available at restaurants and hotels on three continents.

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Zeina Saab

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:12 +0000

Zeina Saab, 29-year-old founder of the evolving Nawaya Network, works, in a sense at helping Starfish, with her growing NGO pairing underprivileged Lebanese youth with mentors who assist at helping them develop their strengths.

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Marwan Harmouche

editor@marcopolis.net (Jacques Yétérian) — Sun, 12 May 2013 08:27:19 +0000

Faces of Economy - Lebanon

FACES OF THE ECONOMY: Marwan Harmouche

There are 1.4 million workers in Lebanon – this is the story of one of them.

25 percent of all startups fail in their first year and among the major reasons behind failure is a lack of managerial experience, studies have shown.