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Najib
Mar 05, 2019 01:57
The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies released its Feb 2019 report and revealed some interesting finds after conducting a survey back in October 2018 with 1,200 respondents. According to the repot, The survey was distributed equally between genders, and is representative of the confessional and regional distribution of Lebanese citizens. Here are some of the findings: - 98% of Lebanese think that there is corruption in the country. - 95% of respondents believe the country…
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Najib
Feb 23, 2019 05:14
World Bank elections are nearing and Lebanon has put forward a candidate that may challenge U.S. President Trump’s Choice David Malpass. In fact, the status-quo in picking the world bank president, which relied on a gentlemen's agreement between the US and its European allies, may not be respected in the upcoming elections following tensions between the Trump administration and European countries. Lebanon's candidate is Ziad Hayek, has previously served as chief executive of Lonbridge Associates…
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