Expert roundtable on economic security in Lebanon discussed options to prevent further deterioration and ways to revive the economy

Expert roundtable on economic security in Lebanon discussed options to prevent further deterioration and ways to revive the economy

NNA - On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, an expert roundtable was held entitled “Economic Security in Lebanon” via Zoom organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the National Human Security Forum. In this panel, the resident representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Lebanon, Dr. Malte Gaier, gave an opening speech, followed by an intervention of the economic affairs advisor Hazar Caracalla as well as retired General Khalil Helou. The session was moderated by Dr. Khalil Jabara, Professor of Political Economy at the American University of Beirut (AUB).


Dr. Jabara opened the dialogue by pointing out the severity of the current, unprecedented crisis' consequences on human security. Indicators are high levels of poverty and unemployment, and the repercussions on the health and education sectors. Moreover, in the absence of an authority that can deal with the situation, he pointed out the likely rise in crime