24/09/2026
The Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace (LFPCP) and the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, have organized a National Roundtable Discussion Meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at the conference room at the council within the framework of the project: "National Dialogue on Advancing Economic Development Through Institutional Reforms in Lebanon".
The meeting was an occasion where the project expert Dr. Ghinwa Mikdashi have presented the final findings of the Assessment Study on the Economic, Industrial and Technological Zones and Rachid Karame International Fair.
The meeting brought together at the opening session, the Norwegian Ambassador in Lebanon H.E. Hilde Haraldstad, the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council Mr. Charles Arbid, and Dr. Antoine Messarra from LFPCP.
The Ministers; Joe Issa el khoury, Kamal Shehade, and the MPs Farid el Boustany, and Ghassan Hasbani have contributed to the Round table Panel titled: Actions and Steps needed to Activate the Mechanisms and Guarente the Success of the Economic, Industrial and Technological Zones, and Rachid Karame International Fair.
A Number of Ministers, Parliamentarians, Representatives of Governmental Entities, Embassies, Judges, Lawyers, Chambers of Commerce, Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders, Experts, Academia and Civil Society Organizations participated and contributed to the discussions of the workshop.
Note that this project is with the support of the Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon.