Where there are no banks – how equity partnerships are planting seeds for economic recovery in Lebanon
Description
Crisis upon crisis has beset the country of Lebanon, home to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, Palestinians, diverse religious communities, and an even more diverse political landscape. Political failures have repeatedly brought the country to halt, most recently in 2020 when the country’s financial sector collapsed. Since then, financial and business innovation has been helping to bring the country back from the brink. A new cadre of investors is catalyzing economic growth and creating an entirely new financial system in the process. On this episode, we look at how investment bankers and venture capitalists are planting the seeds of Lebanon’s recovery through partnership.
Show Notes:
World Bank Report Lebanon The State of Digital Investments in MENAGuests:
Chris LylePrincipal, CrossBoundary Mark RostalChief of Party, DAI Ramzi FarahManaging Director, Razor Capital Nicolas PhotiadesPartner, Orion Financial Solutions
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