‎10 thousand companies run by businesswomen in Lebanon, ‎

The minister of economy and trade, Alan Hakim, revealed yesterday the presence ‎of over 10 thousand women-run companies, mainly in the beauty, medical and ‎cosmetics sectors. Hakim was speaking at ‘the woman entrepreneur, a creative ‎woman’ conference organized jointly by Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie ‎‎(AUF) in the ‎Middle East, Berytech, L’Orient Le Jour daily and Le Commerce du ‎Levant magazine. The event was held at the Campus of Innovation and Sports at ‎Saint Joseph University, Beirut, on the occasion of a visit to Lebanon by La ‎Franchophonie secretary general Michele Jean. Hakim stressed the need to draw ‎incentive focused plans in the area of strategic activities that help in the ‎development of the role of women entrepreneurs and inspire new investments. To ‎conclude, Hakim underlined the significance of investing in the potentials of ‎women owners of businesses in order to step up the pace of economic ‎development in social responsibility. (Al Mustaqbal, September 30, 2016)‎