Facing Protests, Lebanon Approves Emergency Economic Reforms

Reuters: Top News, Reuters
Mon, 10/21/2019 - 1:18pm

Lebanon approved an emergency reform package on Monday in response to protests over dire economic conditions, but the moves did not go far enough to persuade demonstrators to leave the streets or investors to halt a plunge in its bonds.

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