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Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects

Author : Charbel Nahas
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects written by Charbel Nahas and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This paper attempts to identify Lebanon's greatest constraints to economic growth, following a growth diagnosis approach. It concludes that fiscal imbalances and barriers to entry are most binding on long-term growth. Macroeconomic imbalances and related perceived risks affect the nature of investment decisions in Lebanon, in favor of liquid instruments rather than longer-term productive investments. Further, many barriers to entry discourage agents from investing in a number of markets: legal impediments to competition, corruption, and a set of fiscal incentives favoring the allocation of resources to non-tradable sectors, where potential demand and investment opportunities are scarcer. In turn, using a steady-state computable general equilibrium model, the paper assesses the long-term growth impact of a selected set of policy reforms envisaged to lift such constraints. Results suggest that 1 to 2 percentage points of additional GDP growth per year could be gained through public expenditure reform, greater domestic competition, and tax harmonization.

Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects

Author : Jean-Claude Berthelemy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects written by Jean-Claude Berthelemy and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper attempts to identify Lebanon's greatest constraints to economic growth, following a growth diagnosis approach. It concludes that fiscal imbalances and barriers to entry are most binding on long-term growth. Macroeconomic imbalances and related perceived risks affect the nature of investment decisions in Lebanon, in favor of liquid instruments rather than longer-term productive investments. Further, many barriers to entry discourage agents from investing in a number of markets: legal impediments to competition, corruption, and a set of fiscal incentives favoring the allocation of resources to non-tradable sectors, where potential demand and investment opportunities are scarcer. In turn, using a steady-state computable general equilibrium model, the paper assesses the long-term growth impact of a selected set of policy reforms envisaged to lift such constraints. Results suggest that 1 to 2 percentage points of additional GDP growth per year could be gained through public expenditure reform, greater domestic competition, and tax harmonization.

Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects

Author : Charbel Nahas
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects written by Charbel Nahas and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper attempts to identify Lebanon's greatest constraints to economic growth, following a growth diagnosis approach. It concludes that fiscal imbalances and barriers to entry are most binding on long-term growth. Macroeconomic imbalances and related perceived risks affect the nature of investment decisions in Lebanon, in favor of liquid instruments rather than longer-term productive investments. Further, many barriers to entry discourage agents from investing in a number of markets: legal impediments to competition, corruption, and a set of fiscal incentives favoring the allocation of resources to non-tradable sectors, where potential demand and investment opportunities are scarcer. In turn, using a steady-state computable general equilibrium model, the paper assesses the long-term growth impact of a selected set of policy reforms envisaged to lift such constraints. Results suggest that 1 to 2 percentage points of additional GDP growth per year could be gained through public expenditure reform, greater domestic competition, and tax harmonization.

The Future of Petroleum in Lebanon

Author : Sami Atallah
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788318498
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Petroleum in Lebanon written by Sami Atallah and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the future of the oil and gas sector in Lebanon? Following the recent discovery of these valuable resources in the southern Mediterranean, including in the Cypriot and Israeli offshore reserves, the possibility of Lebanon also becoming a petroleum-producing country has been raised. This collection of essays addresses the major challenges and opportunities that accompany the country's hope to join the petroleum club. Covering the key policy issues - from Lebanon's susceptibility to the oil curse, to the environmental risks of production - this book brings together expert analysis to offer answers at the institutional level. Of central importance, the contributors argue, is that for Lebanon to benefit from the discovery of petroleum, it must first reform its institutions with the full support of the voting public and civil society. Combining rigorous quantitative and qualitative research, the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies has produced here an essential book that puts petroleum in Lebanon, and the important questions that come with it, within a global perspective.

Lebanon

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1463953488
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book Lebanon written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lebanon’s credit growth in 2008–10 has been concentrated in trade and services, household loans, and the construction sector. These sectors accounted for almost 80 percent of all new loans extended since 2008. Real estate lending in particular has been increased substantially. On the demand side, a renewal in confidence following an improved political environment in 2008 led to a rebound in economic activity that, together with a real estate boom, fueled credit demand.

The Middle East

Author : Barry Rubin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317455770
Total Pages : 1332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Middle East written by Barry Rubin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 1332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Middle East is an area of great importance globally, yet misperceptions abound. Events have made it a region of special interest to the West and so the search for understanding gains momentum. This publication is intended to clarify the region’s complex history and issues. In developing this project, the contributors’ set out to explore seven significant themes that are usually not found in other sources. While many books focus on political history and conflicts, this two-volume work deals specifically with culture, religion, women, economics, governance, and media, as well as the role that the region’s modern history has played in shaping its society and worldview.

Money in the Middle East and North Africa

Author : David Cobham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136864164
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Money in the Middle East and North Africa written by David Cobham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monetary policy in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries remains an understudied area; this book fills an important gap by examining monetary policy frameworks and monetary policy strategies in the region. Building on the editors’ earlier book, Monetary Policy and Central Banking in the Middle East and North Africa, which focused on central bank independence issues and on exchange rate regimes, this book emphasises monetary policy strategies. Part I contains an overview of the financial markets and institutions which condition the choice of monetary policy strategy in the countries of the region, followed by single-country studies on aspects of the monetary policy frameworks of Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Territory and Turkey. Part II includes analyses of the prospects for inflation targeting in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, of the monetary transmission mechanism in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, of the relative advantages of inflation targeting and exchange rate fixity with reference to Egypt, of the problem of fiscal dominance in Egypt, and of the inflationary implications of exchange rate fixity for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The contributors are experts from universities inside and outside the MENA region, from central banks in the region and from outside institutions such as the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Private Sector and Enterprise Development

Author : Lois Stevenson
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 1849802955
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book Private Sector and Enterprise Development written by Lois Stevenson and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the challenges to private sector growth in 12 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, assessing comparative performance against a number of indicators and focusing on the special role of SMEs and entrepreneurial activity. Highlights the variation among countries in private sector dynamism and performance, the major government policy initiatives supporting private sector and SME activity in each country, and the perspectives of government officials, researchers, and other stakeholders on research, policy, and institutional capacity needs. Concludes with a framework for guiding a comprehensive set of policies and strategies to unleash the potential of entrepreneurship as a platform for future private sector growth.

Challenges of Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Author : Julia Devlin
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812793445
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Challenges of Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region written by Julia Devlin and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: development, political scientists and development practitioners." --Book Jacket.

The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization

Author : Laura Guazzone
Publisher : Garnet Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0863725104
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (637 download)

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Book Synopsis The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization by : Laura Guazzone

Download or read book The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization written by Laura Guazzone and published by Garnet Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, this collection of essays offers an alternative approach to the study of today's Arab states by focusing on their participation in neo-liberal globalization rather than on authoritarianism or Islam. The effects of the restructuring of traditional state power engendered by globalization are analyzed separately, through updated empirical research into the political, economic, and security processes of each country considered. Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia are the case studies selected to represent different paths towards a shared model of a 'new' Arab state which, far from representing an exceptional case of resilience against global trends, may be seen in many instances as typifying their effects. The book offers both an overall conceptualization of change affecting the Arab states, domestically and internationally, and a series of in-depth case studies by country and functional areas. It is extremely timely when viewed within the context of the current political unrest and unprecedented change within the Middle East. This paperback edition includes a new preface which links the author's research to the current Arab Spring crisis.

The Future of Petroleum in Lebanon

Author : Sami Atallah
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788318501
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Petroleum in Lebanon written by Sami Atallah and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the future of the oil and gas sector in Lebanon? Following the recent discovery of these valuable resources in the southern Mediterranean, including in the Cypriot and Israeli offshore reserves, the possibility of Lebanon also becoming a petroleum-producing country has been raised. This collection of essays addresses the major challenges and opportunities that accompany the country's hope to join the petroleum club. Covering the key policy issues - from Lebanon's susceptibility to the oil curse, to the environmental risks of production - this book brings together expert analysis to offer answers at the institutional level. Of central importance, the contributors argue, is that for Lebanon to benefit from the discovery of petroleum, it must first reform its institutions with the full support of the voting public and civil society. Combining rigorous quantitative and qualitative research, the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies has produced here an essential book that puts petroleum in Lebanon, and the important questions that come with it, within a global perspective.

Lebanon's Second Republic

Author : Kail C. Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813025391
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Lebanon's Second Republic written by Kail C. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fascinating collection of articles that go far to explain the social, political, and economic trials and tribulations of Lebanon today."--James A. Bill, College of William and Mary The wide range of seemingly intractable political, social, and economic situations affecting Lebanon's struggle to define itself and its future role in the Middle East are examined in this collection. Looking beyond concerns of politics and international relations, the contributors examine the critical course of Muslim-Christian relations, the educational system that will enable its citizens to play a significant role in economic development, the concerns of women, and urban and ecological crises. Seeking a more thorough understanding of both Lebanon's past and its future prospects, the book will be of value not only to specialists in the area but also to students of women's issues and to those concerned with the multi-dimensional aspects of Lebanon's future. Contents Lebanon's Challenge: Reclaiming Memory and Independence, by Kail C. Ellis Overview: Lebanon as an Experiment in Multicultural Interdependence, by Hafeez Malik Part I. Lebanon and the Middle East Peace Process 1. The Regional Struggle for Lebanon, by Kail C. Ellis 2. Israeli-Lebanese Relations: A Future Imperfect? by Kirsten E. Schulze 3. The Dilemma of the Palestinians in Lebanon, by Julie Peteet 4. U.S. Policy toward Lebanon, by Kail C. Ellis Part II. Religion, Culture, and Gender 5. Muslim-Christian Relations in Lebanon: A Christian Perspective, by Paul Nabil Sayah 6. Religion and Politics: The Case of Lebanon, by Mohammad Sammak 7. Lebanon as a Regional Educational and Cultural Center, by Nabeel F. Haidar 8. Women in Postwar Lebanon, by Mona Chemali Khalaf Part III. Problems of Urbanization, Ecology, and the Economy 9. The Emerging Urban Landscape of Lebanon, by Michael F. Davie 10. The Ecological Crisis in Lebanon, by Fouad Hamdan 11. The Lebanese Economy in the Twenty-first Century, by Wassim N. Shahin Kail C. Ellis is dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University.

Skills forecasting in the South Mediterranean region

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231004646
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Skills forecasting in the South Mediterranean region written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon

Author : Samir Khalaf
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231124775
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon written by Samir Khalaf and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Khalaf argues that historically internal grievances have been magnified or deflected to become the source of international conflict. From the beginning, he shows, foreign interventions have consistently exacerbated internal problems."--BOOK JACKET.

Index to International Statistics

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Index to International Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Innovations in Digital Instruction Through Virtual Environments

Author : DeHart, Jason D.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668470160
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Innovations in Digital Instruction Through Virtual Environments written by DeHart, Jason D. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The implementation of virtual environments in education has been rapidly increasing in frequency after the COVID-19 pandemic. As these technologies rise in popularity, it is essential to understand the roles digital technologies play in fostering connections and learning, the affordances of digital texts and spaces for virtual classroom experiences, the difficulties educators have faced and how these practices have been crafted to meet these challenges, and more. Innovations in Digital Instruction Through Virtual Environments advances knowledge about the pedagogical decisions and lived experiences of researchers and educators both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It features research from those who have worked to sustain and develop digital/media pedagogical practices. Covering topics such as active learning environments, emotional labor, and textual engagements, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for educators and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Lebanon

Author : International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1513517074
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Lebanon written by International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Selected Issues paper studies the inefficiencies related to the electricity sector and assesses the potential impact of the 2019 reform plan. Electricity shortages are the second constraint to competitiveness reported by businesses in Lebanon, based on the Enterprise Survey conducted by the World Bank. Lebanon’s electricity sector performance is worse than other similar countries in the region. Many businesses must rely on costly private generators. Income inequalities are exacerbated by both the geographical disparities in Electricité du Liban’s (EdL) electricity provision and its tariff structure. The most vulnerable households are the small consumers located in regions with little electricity provision from EdL. A new electricity plan was approved by Cabinet on April 9, 2019 and ratified by Parliament on April 17, 2019. Although it is critical that the plan is decisively implemented, it is also important that it is enhanced further to fully restore EdL’s viability. Introducing well-targeted measures, such as cash transfers, would help protect the most vulnerable households from the tariff increase. As planned in the reform package, consumer tariffs should be indexed on the evolution of input prices to guarantee that it will not be negatively impacted by future developments in fuel or gas prices.