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ECO NEWS Numéro 97 | PAGE 3 TheECO Chambers’ Newsletter NEWS Numéro 97 Octobre 2019 Publication «CCIA-BML» 11. Visite historique du président du CESE français 19. Lebanon Agriculture Patrick Bernasconi au CES libanais Development conference EN FRANÇAIS 3. Actus du mois 5. Budget 2020: une adoption dans les délais impartis pour éviter le pire? 7. Réforme et relance : les grands défis (suite) 9. Un vent nouveau souffle sur l’ABL 15. CEDRE : Pierre Duquesne 11. Visite historique du président du 9. Un vent nouveau souffle sur l’ABL réaffirme l’urgence des réformes CESE français Patrick Bernasconi au CES libanais 15. CEDRE : Pierre Duquesne réaffirme l’urgence des réformes 16. Rencontre avec François de Ricolfis à l’Ambassade de France 17. Coup de projecteur sur l’industrie agro-alimentaire du Liban IN ENGLISH 19. Lebanon Agriculture Development 22. Launching the National Railway conference MasterPlan in Lebanon 21. ICC WCF General Council Meeting 2 1. ICC WCF General Council Meeting 22. The Chamber of Tripoli-North lebanon on the National scene 26. The Chamber of Saida and South Lebanon 29. The Chamber of Zahlé and Bekka 3 1. SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 35. Lebanon in Figures 37. Trainings 5. Budget 2020: une adoption dans les 29. Agvisor mobile application launched 38. Exhibitions, Conferences & Business délais impartis pour éviter le pire? at the Chamber of Zahle and the Bekaa Opportunities Les articles de cette publication expriment l’avis de leurs auteurs ; ils sont publiés dans leur langue originale, et n’expriment pas nécessairement l’avis d’ ECONEWS. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors; they are published in their original language, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of ECONEWS. LEBANON BUSINESS DIRECTORY www.lebanonbusinessdirectory.com LEBANON BUSINESS DIRECTORY www.lebanonbusinessdirectory.com CCIA-BML, Email: [email protected] Benefit from our online services Connect now to our digital platform https://online.ccib.org.lb CCIA-BML, Email: [email protected] ECO NEWS Numéro 97 | PAGE 3 ACTUS DU MOIS Le Liban lance le processus de transition vers l’économie numérique dans les secteurs public et privé Représentant le Premier ministre à l’ouverture de la conférence sur l’économie numérique le 13 septembre à Beyrouth, le ministre des Télécommunications, Mohamed Choucair, a déclaré que « le gouvernement libanais a lancé le processus de transition vers une économie digitale qui ne représente que 4% du produit intérieur brut du pays ». Il a aussi fait savoir que le Liban œuvrait en faveur de la création d’une infrastructure appropriée et d’un réseau Internet à haut débit pour promouvoir ce secteur. « Le Liban recèle un énorme potentiel et nous ouvrons de nouveaux domaines dans les secteurs public et privé afin de créer des opportunités d'emplois pour les jeunes dans l'économie numérique », a-t-il ajouté. Pour sa part, la ministre d’État pour le Développement administratif, May Chidiac, a déclaré qu'une stratégie nationale de transformation numérique a été mise au point, comprenant notamment des éléments permettant de créer une infrastructure favorable au domaine des technologies de l'information, ce qui nécessite une coopération entre les secteurs public et privé. Elle a appelé à protéger l'économie numérique et les données privées par l'adoption de la cybersécurité, que le gouvernement libanais s'efforce de réaliser. Le ministre d'État aux Technologies de l'information, Adel Afiouni, a quant a lui indiqué que « nous avons décidé de lancer un projet ambitieux de libéralisation numérique et de rejoindre les pays pionniers en matière de technologie ». Il a ajouté que le projet est basé sur la transformation numérique dans le secteur public et l'infrastructure nécessaire pour le renforcer dans le secteur privé qui est très fiable pour stimuler la croissance économique. Forum des affaires Liban-Vietnam Une délégation de la République socialiste du Vietnam a visité le 24 septembre la Chambre de Beyrouth et du Mont-Liban. Elle était composée de l’ambassadeur du Vietnam en Égypte, Tran Thanh Cong, de Do Phuong Dung, directeur général adjoint pour l’Asie et l’Afrique au ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce, ainsi que de Chady J. Issa, consul honoraire vietnamien au Liban. Dans son mot de bienvenue, Nabil Fahed, le vice-président de la Chambre, a salué le miracle économique accompli au Vietnam ces 10 dernières années. Il a aussi mis en relief les opportunités de l’économie libanaise dans les projets d’infrastructure, ainsi que dans le domaine du pétrole et du gaz. Une loi moderne pour le partenariat public privé a été votée l’année dernière ; les entrepreneurs vietnamiens sont invités à en profiter. Le responsable a aussi souhaité entretemps « que le Vietnam favorise le Liban d’une plus grande partie de ses importations pour équilibrer un peu plus les relations ». De son côté, le diplomate vietnamien a rappelé que les relations diplomatiques entre le Liban et le Vietnam remontent à 1981 et a souhaité que les relations économiques soient à la hauteur des relations diplomatiques. « Le Vietnam est la porte de l’Asie, et offre de nombreux domaines d’investissement, et un climat très favorable aux IDEs », a notamment déclaré l’ambassadeur. Pour sa part, Do Phuong Dung a rappelé que « l’économie vietnamienne est désormais très ouverte et que la croissance ces dernières années a dépassé les 7% ». Délégation économique estonienne hôte de la Chambre de Beyrouth-Mt. Liban La Chambre de Beyrouth et du Mont-Liban a reçu une délégation estonienne présidée par le vice-ministre des Affaires étrangères Andrès Rundu, et regroupant des entreprises dans les secteurs de la technologie de l’information et de la communication, de l’investissement, des denrées, ainsi que des responsables du ministère des Affaires étrangères estonien, de la chambre de commerce et d’industrie d’Estonie et du consulat d’Estonie au Liban. Dans sa présentation de l’économie libanaise, Nabil Fahed, le vice-président de la Chambre, a mis l’accent sur l’intérêt économique que représente la coopération entre deux petites nations bien ancrées dans leur région et qui peuvent servir de tremplin l’une à l’autre. Le ministre estonien a quant à lui souligné l’existence d’opportunités de coopération entre les deux pays. L’Estonie est un petit pays de 1,3 millions d'habitants qui fait partie de l’Union européenne depuis 2004. Il a l’ambition de multiplier ses relations extérieures, notamment avec les pays arabes. Le Liban peut lui servir d’intermédiaire dans ce dessein comme l’Estonie peut introduire les produits libanais dans les pays du Nord baltiques. À l’issue de cette rencontre, un accord de cooperation a été conclu entre les deux chambres. uu Numéro 97 | PAGE 4 ECO NEWS ACTUS DU MOIS Les banques Alpha constatent une réduction de 6,63% de leurs profits nets en un an D’apres la Newsletter du Crédit libanais publiée le 20 septembre 2019, « les banques Alpha ont constaté une réduction de 6,63% de leurs profits nets depuis un an ». « Les profits se sont élevés à environ 1 milliard de dollars pour la première moitié de 2019 contre 1,07 milliards de dollars pour la même période de l’année dernière », peut-on lire. Précisons que les banques Alpha sont au nombre de 16 et cumulent des dépôts de plus de 2 milliards de dollars. Les dernières à avoir rejoint le cercle des plus grandes banques du pays sont la Lebanese Swiss Bank récemment, et, il y a un an, la Saradar Bank. Les dépôts du secteur privé se sont élevés en juillet 2019 à 171 milliards de dollars et les crédits au secteur privé à 48,4 milliards de dollars contre 52,2 milliards un an auparavant. Déclaration conjointe du Groupe International de Soutien pour le Liban Le communiqué ci-dessous a été publié le 13 septembre 2019 par l’ambassade de France à Beyrouth suite à la réunion tenue le même jour par les membres du Groupe International de Soutien pour le Liban : « Les membres du Groupe International de Soutien pour le Liban (GIS) se sont réunis aujourd’hui et ont salué la rencontre économique du 2 septembre, tenue sous l’égide du président Aoun, en vue d’accélérer l’action des dirigeants politiques pour relever les défis économiques auquel le Liban se trouve actuellement confronté, à la lumière de ses propres évaluations économiques et en conformité avec la vision économique du Liban et les engagements pris par le pays dans le cadre de la Conférence Économique pour le Développement par les Réformes et avec les Entreprises (CEDRE). Notant avec inquiétude l’incidence de ces évaluations ainsi que de celles des agences de notation et du FMI, le GIS salue l’engagement des leaders libanais à finaliser les comptes annuels et à adopter le budget de 2020 dans les délais prévus par la Constitution et dans le but déclaré de réduire le déficit. À cette fin, le GIS salue la transmission au conseil des ministres, le 12 septembre, de la proposition de budget 2020 et de réformes législatives cruciales. Conformément à l’appel lancé par les dirigeants constitutionnels en faveur d’actions à prendre dans un délai de six mois en vue de traiter les problèmes économiques et de mettre le pays sur les rails d’une croissance durable, le GIS appelle les dirigeants libanais à promulguer un plan de réforme transparent et à agir de manière rapide pour l’adoption de réformes fiscales, structurelles et sectorielles en vue d’améliorer le climat des affaires et de soutenir le développement des secteurs productifs, de l’infrastructure et des services de base, y compris par le biais de la privatisation.
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