 Business in Lebanon, Beirut
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Lebanon - Beirut
- Introduction to the Lebanese Republic (Middle East)
- Doing Business in Beirut
- Lebanese economy
- Lebanese foreign trade (Import, Export)
- Lebanese Customs Administration
- Business Opportunities in Lebanon:
- Agro-industry
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Business Process Outsourcing
- Telecommunication
- Tourism
- Media and film industry
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Lebanon
- Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL)
- Case Study:
- Nayla Hayek
- Ayah Bdeir
- Lebanese largest companies
- INDEVCO
- Access to the Lebanese market
- Business Plan for Lebanon
Lebanese Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements
- Lebanon and the
Arab Economic Area
- European Union-Lebanon Association Agreement
- Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
- Trade Agreements with the
European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Turkey,
Syria,
Kuwait,
Egypt...
- Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)
The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Lebanese Republic” are the following:
- To analyse the Lebanese Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
- To know the business opportunities in the Lebanese Republic
- To explore the Lebanese trade relations with the country of the student
- To know the Lebanese Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- To examine the profile of Lebanese companies
- To develop a business plan for the Lebanese market
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in Lebanon

Description of the Subject: International Trade and Business in Lebanon.
The Lebanese Republic:
- With 5.8 million people, Lebanon has 75% of Muslim population and 25% of Christians
- The Lebanese Republic shares borders with Syria and Israel
- Arab and French are the official languages in Lebanon
- The capital of the Lebanese Republic is Beirut (1.8 million people), an important regional foreign trade Port
- The main Lebanese cities are Beirut, Baabda, Saida, Baalbek, Zahle, Tripoli, and Nabatiyeh
- The headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) are in Beirut (Lebanon)
- Independence of Lebanon: 1946 (from France)
- Lebanese Government: Parliamentary Democracy
- Area of Lebanon: 10,452 square kilometres
- Human Development Index of Lebanon: 0.765
Religion in Lebanon.
- Islam Sunni is the main religion in Lebanon (75% population), the largest school of Islamic Jurisprudence is the Hanafi
- In Lebanon, there are about 1 million Maronites (Christians Catholics)
- Beirut is divided between Christian and Muslim areas
Lebanon belongs to the Arab Economic Area (Islamic Civilisation).

Lebanese Economy.
- The Lebanese agricultural sector accounts for about 7% of the GDP.
- The Lebanese industrial sector represents 22% of the GDP and the services sector 71% of the gross domestic product, highlighting the financial and commercial sector
- Top Lebanese public companies: Middle East Airlines, Electricity of Lebanon, Water Company, TV Lebanon Tobacco Company, and the National Wheat and Beet
- Currency of Lebanon: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
- Unemployment Rate: 13%
- Labour Force in Lebanon: 1.6 million people
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in Lebanon

Foreign Trade of Lebanon.
- Major supplier of the Lebanese Republic: The United States (11%), China (9%), France (8%), Italy (7%), and Germany (6.3%)
- Major export destinations of the Republic of Lebanon: Switzerland, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia
- Machinery and electrical equipment accounted for 21% of the Lebanese exports, jewellery (13%), chemicals (11%), and food (7%)
- Top Lebanese imports: Mineral fuels (27%), machinery (12%),
transport
equipment (12%), and pharmaceutical products (4%)

Economic Institutions
- Arab League
- Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA)
- Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)
- Islamic Development Bank
- Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- United Nations (UN)
- World Bank
(WB)
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
- Customs Convention on Containers (CCC)

Carlos Slim (Maronite of the Lebanese ascendency)

Safra (Judaism)

Ayah Bdeir:

Turkey-Lebanon Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
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