Lebanese entrepreneur defies country's crises with tech hub

Lebanese entrepreneur Fadi Daou gestures as he talks with Multilane company's staff at Houmal technology park in Houmal, Lebanon June 11, 2021. Picture taken June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Kanaan

(Reuters) - His employees struggle to find petrol for their cars to drive to work and he has to offer a unique product to get customers to trade with a company based in high-risk Lebanon, but against all odds Fadi Daou's technology firm is thriving.

The entrepreneur's company, MultiLane, produces testing and measurement equipment for data centre infrastructure, and its international clients include Microsoft, Apple, and Google.