In the first half of 2020, Triangle advised the EU Delegation to Lebanon (EUD) on its strategic framework for economic assistance over the coming 2-3 years. Every few years, EUD creates a strategic framework to guide EU development programming and interventions in Lebanon. This strategic framework focuses specifically on the role of Lebanon’s private sector as a catalyst for economic growth.

Triangle’s research generally supported EUD’s conviction that Lebanon must transition from a rentier to a more productive economy, harnessing key sectors like agriculture and manufacturing. EUD and other development institutions can also support opportunities in specific sub-sectors of the tourism and knowledge economy fields. Triangle’s study drew on extensive economic analysis and a wide array of key informant interviews, held with members of the private sector, government agencies, and development experts.