As part of the academic activities of the Faculty of Business Administration at Manara University, Dr. Basil Nassar and Dr. Hadi Khalil presented a public lecture on "Covid_19 pandemic: Economic  Impact on the Real and Financial Sectors ". The lecturers briefed the attendees on the consequences of covid_19 on businesses,  particularly on tourism, education, industrial,  and oil sectors. The lecture focused on the specificity of this crisis and how it impacted the role of the financial sector in financing the economy.