IDAL increases financial incentives to exporters. Export subsidy program renewed

The Investment Development Authority in Lebanon (IDAL) has increased the financial incentives of its Agri-Plus program. The program supports agricultural and industrial exporters.

IDAL increased the subsidies by 15 percent. It also increased the financial incentives to products exported to Jordan by 43 percent.

IDAL's financial incentives are based on the type of product, destination, and quality of packaging. IDAL divides export destinations into four zones. Zone A includes near...

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Employment program for infrastructure launched. ILO and UNDP target refugees and host communities

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has partnered with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to launch the first phase of the Employment Intensive Infrastructure Program (EIIP). The program falls under the government–led crisis plan for 2017-2020.

The aim is to offer job opportunities for both locals and Syrian refugees.

Tomas Stenstrom, Chief Technical Advisor and team leader of the project from ILO, said that Phase I is funded by The German Development Bank (KFW) and ...

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