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Board Member Dalia Jubaili represented RDCL at the official inauguration of the solar energy station at the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli. The event was held in the presence of H.E. Minister of Economy and Trade Dr. Amer Bisat, alongside key public and private sector stakeholders.

The inauguration underscored several pillars central to Lebanon’s economic development agenda:

📌 Renewable energy as a strategic and operational necessity, providing sustainable solutions to reduce business costs and ensure continuity.

📌 Public-private partnership as a fundamental enabler of infrastructure development and measurable economic progress.

📌 The strategic positioning of Tripoli and North Lebanon, leveraging key assets including the Rachid Karami International Fair, the Port of Tripoli, Qlayaat Airport, and the Special Economic Zone.

📌 The activation of productive facilities as a catalyst for investment attraction, regional development, and national economic recovery.

RDCL reaffirms its commitment to supporting initiatives that strengthen the legal private sector, advance sustainable investment, and contribute to Lebanon’s long-term economic development.

Eid Adha Mubarak!

Wishing you and your loved ones peace, blessings, and renewed hope on this blessed occasion.

The Lebanese Business Leaders Association (RDCL) held an exceptional roundtable discussion with the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Mrs. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, in the presence of RDCL members. The meeting featured a direct and candid dialogue between Mrs. Hennis-Plasschaert, RDCL President Mrs. Joumana Saddi Chaya, and participating members, focusing on Lebanon’s position amid the current regional transformations and on the role of the legal private sector in safeguarding the foundations of stability and recovery.

In her opening remarks, Mrs. Chaya stressed that Lebanon today stands at a delicate crossroads between further decline and a genuine opportunity to restore security, stability, and recovery. She emphasized that the legal private sector, despite the financial collapse, the absence of a functioning banking system, and the repercussions of successive wars, continues to produce, export, employ, and absorb exceptional levels of risk. She stated: “No recovery is possible without the Lebanese legal private sector.”

During the open discussion, RDCL members addressed the risk of Lebanon’s regional marginalization should it fail to regain the initiative, the urgent need to rebuild trust with the international community, and the necessity of articulating a clear vision for reform and reconstruction. Members further emphasized the pivotal role played by the legal private sector as one of the country’s essential unifying pillars — capable of consolidating consensus around reform, strengthening Lebanese national identity, and restoring confidence both domestically and internationally, thereby reinforcing Lebanon’s economic standing and its historical role as a platform of openness, dialogue, and moderation in the region, while reaffirming RDCL’s role as a responsible space bringing together Lebanese economic leaders around the country’s major national economic priorities.

RDCL President Mrs. Joumana Saddi Chaya took part in the visit of the Economic Organizations delegation, headed by Mr. Mohammad Choucair, to the President of the Lebanese Republic, H.E. General Joseph Aoun, at the Presidential Palace.

The meeting addressed the extremely difficult circumstances facing Lebanon and the urgent challenges confronting the Lebanese private sector. The delegation expressed its support for the President’s efforts and positions, noting that his decisions and leadership have given renewed hope for Lebanon.

Photo credit: Lebanese Presidency – Official page.