This week, Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner talk to Fadi Adra, a partner with Strategy&, on the impact assessment his team did to help route aid to those most in need in Beirut.In this episode:
The Strategy& impact assessment (0m 51s)
What are the urgent needs in Beirut? (5m 05s)
What do the numbers tell us about progress? (8m 40s)
How did Covid affect Leban ... Show More
Nov 5
Inside the UAE’s SME strategy
<p>In this episode of Business Extra, Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Tourism, joins host Salim Essaid to discuss how the country is positioning itself as the global capital for start-ups and small and medium enterprises.</p>
<p>Mr bin Touq explains how new economic ref ... Show More
17m 10s
Aug 2020
Rebuilding Lebanon’s Fashion Industry
<p>Elie Saab Jr, chief executive of Elie Saab Group, and Lebanese designers Roni Helou and Amine Jreissati speak about the urgent need for global solidarity in the face of crisis.</p><p> </p><p>BEIRUT, Lebanon — At around 6pm on August 4, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate sto ... Show More
46m 7s
Aug 2020
News Digest: The world scrambles to aid Lebanon in the aftermath of Beirut Explosion
This week, we tackle the aftermath of the massive explosion that shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on August 4.The cataclysmic blast at Beirut’s port claimed the lives of at least 171 people and injured around 6,500 others. About half the city was left damaged or destroyed, with hun ... Show More
9m 29s
Jun 2023
How Lebanon’s economy collapsed
Protests, power cuts and bank hold-ups – Lebanon was already struggling before the 2020 port explosion that devasted its capital, Beirut, but now it’s in a desperate economic collapse. The Lebanese people are struggling to buy basic food and medicine. And the country also hosts t ... Show More
18m 56s