In today’s globalization, THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES.
George Boujikian, a businessman from Zahle, the current Minister of Industry, holds a diploma in Job Evaluation, Management of Training First, Management of Costs and Control, Planning and Production, among a few others, from Canadian Universities.
What measures can be taken to support the industrialists in terms of electricity shortage? The Lebanese industrialists have been facing numerous challenges for long years. Still, despite the incumbent hindrances - mainly the policies adopted by successive governments, that did not embrace nor believe in the industry’s vital role in boosting the Lebanese economy- industrialists managed to overcome these obstacles and succeeded in entering the most demanding global markets such as the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, and Japan, in addition to the Gulf’s brotherly and friendly countries and Africa.
These successes stemmed from the industrialists’ perseverance and determination to renew and develop their businesses; considering most Lebanese entrepreneurship are family businesses tied to legacy, reputation, family name, and stature. You pointed out electricity shortage; is just one of many other issues industrialists are facing. It is a significant matter, but its solution is widely associated with a comprehensive reform plan of the electricity sector in Lebanon, an increase in the number of power plants, and a grid between Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon to supply energy and fuel. Nevertheless, industrialists managed to equip their factories with private generators that do the job. However,
