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IPT is mostly involved in the import, storage and distribution of gasoline and diesel and many other related petroleum derivatives. When people think of the oil and gas sector in Lebanon, they directly think about the downstream market. Even though Lebanon has not set a foot into the upstream market yet, it is considered a promising market for the future.
Gilles Darriau, CEO of Aeria (Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport)
Gilles Darriau, CEO of Aeria (Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport), gives an overview of the company’s role and future plans, and talks about Abidjan’s airport, the largest airport in the country for air traffic and the main hub of the national airline: Air Côte d’Ivoire.
Jean-François Bijon, Economic Counselor at the Embassy of France in Côte d’Ivoire
Jean-François Bijon talks about the economy and business climate in Côte d’Ivoire, explaining what has changed since the conflict a few years ago. He also talks about investment opportunities in the country and summarizes the role of the Embassy of France.
All countries have positive and negative sides. Lebanon has a lot of advantages for the pharmaceutical industry. That is why we selected Lebanon. When you are producing medicine and selling it in Lebanon, it will be a benchmark for other countries
Dr. Ghassan Al-Shibl, President and CEO of Advanced Electronics Company (AEC)
The issue of a knowledge-based economy is clearly a very critical one for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The beauty of knowledge-based industries lies in their heavy reliance and dependence on human resources. If you look at the composition of the population in the Kingdom, more than 60% of the population is less than 30 years old. We have a very young population, which is one of the most crucial requirements for the development of a knowledge-based econom
The MENA Design Research Centre is a non-profit organisation based in Beirut. The idea behind it is to be able to have a discourse or a platform to look into design in the Middle East and to understand the role that design research can play in terms of education, social impact, a creative economy and entrepreneurship.
The role of tourism has been, is and will continue to be very important. When I first arrived in Kurdistan two years ago, there were not nearly as many hotels and brands with their eyes focused on Kurdistan as there are today. The role of the tourism industry is continuously increasing here.
I strongly believe that there will be a culture change. Additionally, the new market authority will be developing this cultural change. Now, more people are involved in the financial market and they are seeing the advantages of going public
Joe Faddoul, Chairman of BML Istisharat
We have been doing this for the last 42 years. The client base includes Fortune 500 names like Citibank, Société Générale, Banque Populaire, Swiss Life, Gazprombank etc. The software is up and running in 33 countries spanning from the US, to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and recently South East Asia.
It is very safe to invest in Lebanon. From a security perspective, the problems are usually localised and we don’t know of many major investments that would be in the areas that are typically hotspots in Lebanon.
