Insights

Notes on building, investing and operating in MENA.

Field-tested perspectives on entrepreneurship, insurance, shipping, real estate and the food economy.

Entrepreneurship·Coming soon

Why diversification is a survival strategy in Lebanon.

Lessons from operating across insurance, marine and real estate during a decade of volatility.

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Insurance·Coming soon

Designing self-funded medical schemes that actually work.

What boards should ask before approving a self-insured healthcare programme.

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Marine·Coming soon

Vessel ownership in MENA: opportunity or capital trap?

A practical view on chartering economics and regional trade flows.

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Real Estate·Coming soon

Why Tripoli and North Lebanon deserve a fresh look.

Land economics, demographics and the case for patient development capital.

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F&B·Coming soon

Unit economics: building restaurants that survive year three.

Concept, location, supply chain — and the discipline of saying no.

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MENA·Coming soon

Investing across the GCC from a Lebanese base.

Networks, structuring and the realities of cross-border execution.

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