Al-Muntada - The platform for
dialogue & meetings accommodates 120 people and is equipped with the latest
audio-visual technology.
The idea behind “Al-Muntada” is to create a space where Lebanese and foreign
committees and organizations, can express themselves freely - whether to debate
a certain issue or to organize a workshop or training. It is meant to be a
podium to express ideas and to hold conferences, serving the Lebanese society’s
best interest and aiming at improving the life of the citizens.
Below are photos of sample events
held at "Al-Muntada" at Information International offices:
The launching of LebanonMaps.net -
The first interactive mapping website in Lebanon and the Arab World - 7 November 2007
Press Conference on 'Palestinian Camps' survey - 19 June 2007
Press Conference on 'War on Lebanon' survey - 6 September 2006
L'economie de la fonction publique au Liban (Association Libanaise pour L'economie) - 5 July 2006
Journalism Awards - 22 February 2006
Current Statistics
1,159
is the number of foreign companies registered in Lebanon in June 2008, 534 of which were registered before 1990, 265 registered between 1995 and 1999, and 360 registered between 2000 and 2008.
28,021
housing loans have been approved by the Lebanese Housing Institute through contracting Lebanese banks since its establishment. The value of these loans amounted to LBP785 billion which means an average of LBP28 million per loan. Noteworthy the maximum amount allocated per loan has risen from LBP120 million to LBP180 million.
USD94 million
is the cost of building bridges, tunnels and road intersections currently under way in Beirut and its direct suburbs (Chiyah-Dora). The World Bank and Arab Fund covers 70-90% of the overall amount as loans under the Urban Transportation Development Project, the remainder will be financed by the Lebanese government.
LBP30 million
is the cost of establishing a building for traffic control and installing traffic signals in the city of Beirut.