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Lebanon economy

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Paul Abi Nasr
Paul Abi Nasr

“The current ban from Saudi Arabia has now directly hit around $250m worth of exports. That's huge for Lebanon. That's a lot for Lebanon. Look, to be very clear, on an industrial level this is a huge thing. We were starting to take advantage of the Saudi ban on Turkish products - they are very big competitors. Our target for 2022 was to move to $500m in exports to Saudi Arabia.”

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CEO of Polytextile and a board member of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists
10 Nov 2021 2 4
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Najat Rochdi
Najat Rochdi

“The situation remains a living nightmare for ordinary people, causing unspeakable suffering and distress for the most vulnerable. Starvation has become a growing reality for thousands of people. Today, we estimate that more than one million Lebanese need relief assistance to cover their basic needs, including food.”

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United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon
01 Oct 2021 2 5
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Zeina Khodr
Zeina Khodr

“Lebanon, as a shareholder in the IMF [International Monetary Fund], has special drawing rights. The more than $1bn Lebanon has withdrawn is definitely a lifeline, but the question is how the government will spend it. Will it continue subsidising goods, a policy which has been criticised because it has led to smuggling and importers hoarding fuel and creating a black market? Or will it use this money to support half a million families, vulnerable families who are desperately in need of $100 cash assistance every month? The economy has collapsed. More than 80 percent of the population is poor. The currency has collapsed. There are a lot of challenges ahead. But that $1bn - of course it will help - but that is a short term solution. What this government needs to come up with is a sustainable path to recovery.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Beirut
13 Sep 2021 6 7
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Bachar El-Halabi
Bachar El-Halabi

“The newly formed government is expected to, first and foremost, soften the blow out of concern by the sectarian ruling elite - the usual suspects. The popularity of the ruling political class has severely declined in the wake of the economic crisis. The government will claim credit for the increase in [state] electricity supply. And it could tap into a couple billion dollars of international loans as a result of some cosmetic reforms it might implement to provide medication and fuel.”

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Political analyst
10 Sep 2021 4 6
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Nasser Saidi
Nasser Saidi

“Will there be the courage to undertake these reforms [bringing public finances into order, rehabilitating the banking system and restructuring public debt]? I doubt it. The policymakers seem to be interested in tiding things over and kicking the can down the road until elections next year. You need immediate reforms. You need shock therapy to restore confidence. You need immediate reforms. You need shock therapy to restore confidence.”

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Former economy minister and central bank vice governor
23 Aug 2021 3 4
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Joseph Aoun
Joseph Aoun

“How can a soldier support a family with a salary that does not exceed $90? Where are we going? What are you waiting for? What do you plan to do? We have warned more than once of the danger of the situation.”

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Lebanese army chief
02 Jul 2021 1 3
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Saad Hariri
Saad Hariri

“I tell the Lebanese who are suffering from hardships to the point of despair that I am determined to work to stop the collapse that is threatening our economy, our society and security.”

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Prime Minister of Lebanon
22 Oct 2020 0 3
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Firas Abiad
Firas Abiad

“We can’t fight COVID and at the same time keep looking behind our backs to see whether I have enough financial and material resources. I doubt anybody has any long-term strategy. We are doing it one fight at a time, and we are surviving one day at a time. Generators can’t run on empty, without fuel. Hospitals can’t run without financing.”

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Director general of Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut
22 Jul 2020 4 3
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