Lebanon's debt to gross domestic produce, at 150 per cent, is one of the highest in the world (GREECE'S is 180 per cent). Its budget deficit is 9 per cent of GDP, an entirely unsustainable figure. The unemployment rate has steadily climbed since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 – it's thought to be ...
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