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1 – 10 of 46The central bank has struggled to address a deep financial crisis that, exacerbated by COVID-19, has impoverished a whole population. In addition to complex exchange controls, it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259381
ISSN: 2633-304X
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After six weeks of protests that began when the government tried to cut its fiscal deficit by increasing indirect taxation and reducing public services, Lebanon is now rapidly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249243
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The Syrian pound’s weakening beyond 1,000 to the dollar on the parallel market has exposed the chronic weakness of the economy, even as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces move…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250434
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A cabinet meeting yesterday to discuss a replacement failed to achieve quorum, as key political forces boycotted it. The first deputy governor, who succeeds by default, has…
This depreciation reflects the underlying weakness of the government’s financial position. Political and territorial advances in favour of President Bashar al-Assad -- most…
This follows the September 26 resignation of Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib, who failed to build consensus between fragmented elites, including Shia political-military…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256736
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The government had met a number of the IMF’s conditions, including the passage of a capital control law and an electricity sector reform plan. It had also completed an audit to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268508
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The Syrian pound's exchange rate fell by 40% in the first week of June before recovering slightly. After nine years of ruinous conflict, the struggling economy has been brought to…
This promptly followed reports of a large explosion at a Hezbollah-linked fuel depot on a smuggling route across the Lebanon-Syria border, possibly targeted by Israeli planes.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258590
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The tensions have been exacerbated by increasing high levels of poverty, triggered by the collapse of the Lebanese economy and a UN funding gap, weak Palestinian leadership, the…