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Najib
Mar 29, 2023 04:55
According to World Bank’s latest Food Security Update report, Lebanon has the highest nominal inflation rate in the world at 139% followed closely by Zimbabwe at 138% and Argentina at 108%. The food inflation rate for each country "is based on the latest month from October 2022 to January 2023 for which the food component of the Consumer Price Index and overall CPI data are available. Real food inflation is defined as food inflation minus…
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Najib
Mar 25, 2023 10:18
Patrick George, a Lebanese expat and Concordia graduate, kicked off his banking career with a Lebanese private bank in 1994 before moving to HSBC in 1996 to manage the Emerging Markets Equities product covering Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Patrick then took over several positions at HSBC, mainly as Global Head of Equities, responsible for all Equity-related Sales, Trading and financing activities from 2008-2016 and Global Head of Markets & Securities Services ,…
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