Participants:
Q. Last year was an eventful year for Lebanon; you were without a government for the first six months of the year and also faced the challenges that were presented by the Arab Spring uprisings and the eurozone debt crisis. In simultaneously facing these domestic, regional and global challenges, Lebanon’s economic growth fell from 7.5% in 2010 to just 2% in 2011. Have you seen an uptick in growth so far in 2012, and how do you feel the country's economy is performing today in general?