This OpEd is part of the Issam Fares Institute opinion articles series published weekly. This article is written by Jamal Saghir, affiliated scholar at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, AUB
After almost 30 years since the end of the civil war, Lebanon’s infrastructure is still amongst the poorest regionally and globally. Persistent under-investment in electricity, telecoms, transport, water, and sanitation has had negative repercussions on the county’s economic growth, living standards, and the development of the private sector.