Nabil Itani, Chairman and General Manager of IDAL (Investment Development Authority of Lebanon)

Lebanon has a competitive advantage for an investment in 3 main areas: education, climate and well-established banking sector. According to IDAL, the key investment sectors include health care tourism sector, media sector, and ICT sector. The main risk when making an investment in Lebanon is the regional instability, says Mr. Itani of IDAL.

Dr. Ghaleb Mahmassani, Vice President of Beirut Stock Exchange

Beirut Stock Exchange is welcoming the new financial market law, which was issued in August 2011. The law calls for an establishment of a financial markets' authority which would regulate and control the stock exchange and will ensure greater transparency.

Mazen Salha, Chairman of SGHL (Societe Des Grands Hotels Du Liban) & Owner of Phoenicia and Vendôme Hotels

Discussion of real estate, tourism real estate in Lebanon, their partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group and potentials of Lebanon with the leader in the tourism real estate: SGHL. Mr. Salha sees an opportunity in the budget hotels though the Lebanese infrastructure is still not ready for mass tourism in Lebanon.

Invest in Lebanon, The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon, Chairman, Nabil Itani

The sectors that are covered are the productive sectors which led to sustainable job creation : industry, tourism , agriculture, agro industry, ICT as a whole, and media. In the first three months of 2010, 10 projects were submitted to The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon, which shows that there is a lot of interest to invest in Lebanon. The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon is ready to stand beside investors that would like to invest in Lebanon, and we have the ability to provide them with information about the economy, and whatever they want to do with their business.· They can visit our web site or contact as directly ; it is really an open policy for all investors willing to invest in Lebanon.

Lebanon Private Sector, Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, President, Mohamed Choucair

The Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanonis the voice of the Lebanon private sector with the government. As such it undertakes the fieldwork and directs the public policies in favour of Lebanon private sector. This work is generally organized with other Lebanese chambers in the Lebanese Federation of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Chambers ; as well as with other economic organizations. We aim for the best of Lebanon private sector.

Lebanon Privatization, Higher Council for Privatization, Secretary General, Ziad Hayek

The focus of Lebanon Privatization is on telecom and electricity. Council for Lebanon Privatization has two projects in the telecom sector , one of the Lebanon privatization of mobile networks and the other is the creation of a national incumbent integrated operator because fixed line and broadband services are provided by the Ministry of Telecommunications and we need to form a corporate entity around that and transfer employees from the Ministry to the this entity to be called Liban Telecom.

Lebanon Investment and Capital Markets, Beirut Stock Exchange, Vice President, Dr. Ghaleb Mahmassani

This Middle East stock exchange has been trying for the past two years to encourage companies to list their shares by showing them in the long run the benefits of diversifying.  When the banks are satisfying the needs of the investors they don’t feel an urgent need to come into the stock exchange

Former Minister of Economy and Public Works and MP , Chairman, Yassine Jaber

In 2010 I believe we will see more growth in 2010 and assuming the conditions remain stable Lebanon can realize its potential.  Lebanon is a major center for the Arab region and the Arab countries provide the largest amount of tourism to Lebanon .  The banking sector has been flourishing and proven itself successful while achieving growth in its deposits.