Posted By
Najib
May 02, 2020 09:48
Update May 23 2020: The second company who was allowed to receive the fuel was shut down as well by the authorities. Its owner has reportedly fled to London. Back in 2005, the Lebanese government signed a deal with the state-owned oil company of Algeria to provide us with fuel. However instead of importing the fuel directly from Sonatrach, two Lebanese companies were in charge of receiving then selling back the fuel to the Lebanese…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 30, 2020 02:49
A draft of the amended "historic" reform plan was being shared few days ago, but we could not tell if the 52-pages document was the official one. Nevertheless, the government today met and approved the economic and financial reform plan in Baabda. PM Diab is expected to give a speech later on today, but the real question is: Why didn't they inform us about this plan before approving? Why not tell people what to expect…
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