الحلقة ٩ - تطورات وأفاق الأزمة المالية

Bassel Akar discusses with LCPS Researcher Christelle Barakat Lebanon's public education system in times of war and crisis, focusing on the need for reforms and ways of increasing inclusion and sustainability in the schools. Bassel Akar is a Research Associate at the Center for A ...  Show more

In this podcast, Carlos Naffah speaks with LCPS researcher Rasha Akel about the dynamics between Syrian refugees and Lebanese returnees in Ghobeiry, a municipality in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Naffah discusses a study he conducted after the 2023 conflict which explores how these ...  Show more

الديون هي البطل المحلي الرئيسي لمشهد الأزمة الاقتصادية الحالية، وعلى وجه الخصوص الديون الخارجية والتي اتخذت اتجاهها نحو الصعود خلال العشرسنوات الأخيرة .. ضيوف الحلقة سلمى حسين الباحثة في العدالة الاقتصادية والاجتماعية محمد رضا الرئيس التنفيذي لإحدى المؤسسات المالية والمدير التنفي ...  Show more

Discussion on the World Bank's Lebanon Emergency Crisis and COVID-19 Response Social Safety Net Project (ESSN) begins at 18:40. Ben and Timour are joined this week by Sami Zoughaib, a Beirut-based researcher and former LCPS researcher/podcaster at Alternative Frequencies, to disc ...  Show more

Nizar and Ben are joined by Timour Azhari to discuss ongoing politicking over Lebanon's next prime minister, BDL's new circular and what it means for depositors, the human cost of the dire economic situation, and the latest with the protests. Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check ...  Show more

Discussion of the financial situation begins at 20:51. Nizar and Ben are joined for the second time by former banker Dan Azzi to discuss the state of the lira, haircuts on deposits, and take a deep dive into whether or not Lebanon should pay its eurobonds due early March. Also co ...  Show more