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Lebanon has survived things that would have destroyed any other country. That resilience is not a weakness — it is our most underrated asset.

economylebanon— Press conference, Beirut, 2021
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We saw what mobile phones could do in Europe and the United States. We asked: why can't the same thing happen in Africa? Nobody had a good answer.

africaemerging-markets— MTN acquisition press conference, 2006
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In this region, business and politics have never been separate. The question is whether you use that connection to build or to exploit.

businessmiddle-east— Interview, Financial Times, 2013
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The MTN deal was not the end of our story. It was the capital that let us start the real one.

capitalentrepreneurship— M1 Group investor briefing, 2008
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Any investor who ignores geopolitics is not an investor — they are a gambler who has not yet lost.

geopoliticsinvesting— INSEAD alumni lecture, 2010