2. . Economic and business database. Since its inception in mid 2002, the InfoPro Center for Economic Information completed the publishing on the Internet a comprehensive database of economic and business data. The access to the data is free of charge. It is currently accessible through: http://www.databank.com.lb. It will soon be accessible through the institute’s own website. In 2003 the Center has obtained funding from USAID through Amideast’s Transparency, Accountability, and Good Governance (TAG) program to expand the database to more than 2,000 basic statistic elements.

3. Publishing of a book by Dr. Marwan Barakat, head of economic research for Banque Audi entitled The Fall of Emerging Market: Fundamental Analysis & Lessons for Lebanon. The book led to organizing a lecture hosted by UNDP at the UN House. The publishing of book is fully funded by InfoPro

4. The Center plans to conduct a nationwide population and business survey. A pilot project has been completed successfully. It has targeted major axis in Beirut. It achieved an 80 percent penetration rate in the designated area. It was fully funded by InfoPro in collaboration with MAPS.

A full proposal has been completed and is being circulated to funding agencies and corporate donors.

5. Study of the technology sector of Lebanon for the Professional Computer Association and IDAL. The study was fully funded by InfoPro.

6. Study on the perception of the private sector on the Euro Med agreements and its readiness to deal with it. Undertaken in collaboration with the American University of Beirut. Co-Funded by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

7. Partnering with the Indevco Foundation in the establishment of the Lebanese Business Network (LBN). A website that automatically matches opportunities in financing, partnering, trading, and services. The site: http://www.lbn.com.lb was launched in June 2003.