Satellite view of the Tripoli Special Economic Zone (North Lebanon), photo provided by its board of directors.
BEIRUT — As attention turned in recent weeks to North Lebanon, amid renewed talk of rehabilitating Rene Moawad Airport in Qleiaat and strengthening Tripoli Port’s logistics capacity, Tripoli’s special economic zone (SEZ) is also back in the spotlight.Established in 2008, the zone is designed to host industrial, logistics, and export-oriented activities within a more business-friendly fiscal, customs, and administrative framework.It’s also meant to serve as a lever for Tripoli’s economic revival. The city, Lebanon’s second largest and one of its most impoverished, could benefit from a more competitive regulatory and business environment to attract investment and support its local productive sectors. This could, in turn, promote a more balanced development north of Beirut. Read more Timeline, destinations, contract: What to know about...
BEIRUT — As attention turned in recent weeks to North Lebanon, amid renewed talk of rehabilitating Rene Moawad Airport in Qleiaat and strengthening Tripoli Port’s logistics capacity, Tripoli’s special economic zone (SEZ) is also back in the spotlight.Established in 2008, the zone is designed to host industrial, logistics, and export-oriented activities within a more business-friendly fiscal, customs, and administrative framework.It’s also meant to serve as a lever for Tripoli’s economic revival. The city, Lebanon’s second largest and one of its most impoverished, could benefit from a more competitive regulatory and business environment to attract investment and support its local productive sectors. This could, in turn, promote a more balanced development north of Beirut. Read more Timeline, destinations, contract: What to...
