Yasser Akkaoui

27 The Beirut One investment conference, intended as a platform to rebuild confidence and attract capital, culminated not in optimism, but in an act of profound institutional betrayal. Following the final panel, which featured interventions from Minister of Economy Amer Bisat, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Charles Arbid, president of Lebanon’s Economic and Social Council, the carefully curated narrative of reform dissolved into harsh reality.

5.9K Asymmetry of information is a corrupt politician’s best friend. Now, at the halfway point of the Aoun-Salam administration, trust in what was once heralded as an era of hope and change keeps eroding. We would like to believe that the government is guided by a well-articulated strategy – one born of high-level coordination across ministries and anchored in a master plan that meets public expectations.