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Sep 2020
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Episode 10 - Lebanon's Untapped Industri...

The Lebanese Center For Policy Studies
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On our tenth episode, Sami Zoughaib is joined by policy researcher Nancy Ezzeddine to discuss Lebanon's industrial sector, its untapped potential, history, place in the region, challenges it's facing, and what needs to be done to support it going forward.

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