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Reading the economist, it's been obvious for several years that Lebanon's economy was going to collapse, despite coming out of the GFC well. Take this article f
by alexitorg 5y ago
Reading the economist, it's been obvious for several years that Lebanon's economy was going to collapse, despite coming out of the GFC well. Take this article from 2018.
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/08/30/lebanons-economy-has-long-been-sluggish-now-a-crisis-looms https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/08/30/...
Interest rates of 8-9% on US dollar denominated accounts. A 20%, of GDP, foreign account deficit. It was clear that they were paying out interest from deposits and it was unsustainable.