Posted By
Najib
Mar 10, 2020 02:40
The Ministry of Public Health shared its first National Epidemiological Surveillance Program Bulletin on COVID-19 as of March 8th and it contains some insights on the spread of this virus in Lebanon. - 32 cases were confirmed as of March 8 . - 38% of the cases came from Iran, 3% from Egypt, 3% from the UK. - Reasons of infections for 30 out of the 32 cases were travel related and contacts of confirmed…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 07, 2020 08:51
It's official, PM Hassan Diab has announced today that Lebanon is unable to pay its foreign currency loans and will default on its sovereign debt for the first time ever. He also added that there are ongoing negotiations with bondholders and lenders to restructure the loans. Diab also stated that a rescue plan will be announced that will include a restructuring of the banking & electricity sectors, reducing expenses and fighting corruption but he did…
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