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Jan 2023
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Episode 33: Crisis Without End: Lebanon'...

The Lebanese Center For Policy Studies
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Three years into Lebanon's economic and financial meltdown, Founder and President of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies Patrick Mardini says that the economy has not hit bottom yet, and although the government has taken some preliminary steps to implement reforms, there are few signs of recovery on the horizon.

بعد ثلاث سنوات على الانهيار الاقتصادي والمالي في لبنان، يقول مؤسس ورئيس المعهد اللبناني لدراسات السوق، باتريك مارديني، أن الاقتصاد لم يصل إلى القاع بعد. وبالرغم من أن الحكومة قد اتخذت بعض الخطوات الأولية لتنفيذ الإصلاحات، إلا أن هناك القليل من علامات التعافي في الأفق.

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