Lebanon
Lebanon is at risk to future cholera outbreaks
A vaccine roll-out will start this week in an effort to contain a cholera outbreak that is spreading rapidly
LebanonLebanon’s electricity price hike will benefit budget
Electricity prices were hiked today for the first time since the 1990s in an effort to address demands by the IMF
LebanonPolitics will exacerbate Lebanon’s economic crises
A caretaker government and no head of state have created a political vacuum
LebanonAoun’s leaving speech inflames Lebanon’s politics
Aoun announced that he had accepted the government’s resignation and called for a boycott of any cabinet meetings
LebanonLebanon’s bank secrecy law will not get IMF approval
Parliament approved changes to the draft banking secrecy law yesterday
LebanonIsrael-Lebanon border deal faces political challenges
Political leaders in Israel and Lebanon publicly approved a US-brokered maritime border deal yesterday
IsraelIsrael-Lebanon tensions will rise in the short term
Israel forces are on heightened alert as a gas rig trials a pipeline in an area claimed by Lebanon
IsraelGrowth will slow in the Middle East and North Africa
The World Bank forecasts that 2022 will record the strongest growth in the MENA region since 2016
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