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    New perceptions on industry

    Sep 07, 2019 4 minutes
    Reported by Rania Ghanem

    In an exclusive interview with Lebanon Opportunities, the Minister of Industry, Wael Abou Faour, discussed the procedures the Ministry has adopted to boost the industrial sector. He said that the country will apply reciprocity on imports, and will place technical barriers on countries that are imposing constraints on exports. Abou Faour announced that the second battle the Ministry will fight is to reduce the cost of doing business for industry, and the launching of bids for the creation of industrial zones.

    What are the main steps taken by the Ministry of Industry for the benefit of the sector?

    The Ministry has recently had several achievements that contribute to reviving the sector. It was able to gain the government’s approval for

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