In collaboration with the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL), Women Leaders Council of Lebanon (WLC) kicked off an export facility to support Lebanese companies to export their production. During the ceremony, WLC president, Madiha Rislan, said the initiative seeks to increase the volume of Lebanese exports in an attempt to save local firms and the economy from collapsing. Lebanese establishments are currently going through difficult times, Rislan said, stressing the need to prop them by all legal means at hand. She lauded the Council’s efforts to inspire Lebanese women to invest in youth, create more jobs and improve exports. A statement issued by WLC pointed out that the export facility or division, in coordination with the ministry of economy and the Federation of Lebanese Chambers, will work to introduce products who partners are from these firms, to global markets, notably Saudi Arabia. It will support them to participate in IDAl-run initiatives as well as in international exhibitions. (Al Diyar, January 14, 2020)