 Ishac Diwan and Ibrahim Jamali There is no question that in the medium-to-long term, Lebanon’s economic growth will be highly dependent on raising competitiveness. This involves at least four mighty dossiers: improving the security situation, restarting the financial sector, reducing public debt, and resolving the electricity shortage. However, in the current context, these are ambitious and difficult goals that require several years to achieve, at best. This raises the question of whether some economic progress can be achieved in the interim, and if so, how.
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