BEIRUT: A concrete plan for economic development is needed to revive Tripoli’s economy, because the northern city possesses all the requirements, Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi said Sunday, pledging to maximize efforts toward revitalizing the city.
“We call for a scientific study by experts, based on the economic situation and the dynamic facilities of Tripoli and the north, to create job opportunities for the city’s at least 15,000 unemployed youths,” Rifi said in a conference at the office of the Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Chamber of Tripoli.
The minister underlined the city’s “real and important” potential for economic rehabilitation and stressed on the importance of compensating residents for the losses suffered during the clashes between Army and jihadists two weeks ago.
Rifi reiterated his call on the government to enhance its services and welfare activities in Tripoli to prevent more extremism.
“Poverty and deprivation are the two most important causes of extremism,” Rifi said, praising the recent $20 million donation by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri designated to rehabilitate the city after the clashes.
The conference was attended by many businessmen, officials and figures from Tripoli and north Lebanon, and moderated by the head of the chamber, Tawfiq Dabbousi.
Dabbousi stressed that the private sector was the main vehicle for economic growth, announcing that many development plans for the city’s economy had already been established and were being discussed with officials.
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