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World Bank warns of 'prolonged depression' in Lebanon

by Bassem Mroue
| December 2, 2020 12:03 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s economy faces an “arduous and prolonged depression,” with real GPD projected to plunge by nearly 20% because its politicians refuse to implement reforms that would speed up the country’s recovery, the World Bank said Tuesday.

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