financial crisis
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the…
Rolexes and cars; Lebanese spend big to prise savings from the bank
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Rolexes and cars; Lebanese spend big to prise savings from the bank
BEIRUT (Reuters) – When she heard Lebanese banks would limit cash withdrawals, Rita, a doctor, rushed out to buy a…
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
BEIRUT (AP) — Before picking up cash from a downtown bank in Lebanon’s capital, Mey Al Sayegh mentally braces herself…
Diplomats to Lebanon: Expect no aid before government formed
Middle East
December 12, 2019
Diplomats to Lebanon: Expect no aid before government formed
PARIS (AP) — Lebanon cannot expect to receive international aid for its battered economy until a new government undertakes serious…
Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens
Middle East
November 21, 2019
Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens
BEIRUT (AP) — On one of Beirut’s main commercial streets, store owners are cutting salaries by half or considering shutting…
Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest
Middle East
June 27, 2019
Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of veterans burned tyres and blocked highways in Lebanon on Thursday to protest plans to tax…
Greek party hotspots turning toxic
World
July 24, 2017
Greek party hotspots turning toxic
Bakari Henderson had never been to Greece. But fresh out of college, the aspiring US entrepreneur traveled to Zakynthos this…
‘Big Short’ goes long on comedy to look at 2007-09 financial crisis
Cinema/TV
December 9, 2015
‘Big Short’ goes long on comedy to look at 2007-09 financial crisis
It is not easy to find the humor in the financial crisis that hit the US economy eight years ago,…
Financial crisis best-seller ‘The Big Short’ gets Hollywood makeover
Art news
November 14, 2015
Financial crisis best-seller ‘The Big Short’ gets Hollywood makeover
Michael Lewis' "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" comes to cinema screens next month in a Hollywood adaptation of…
Greek suicide a potent symbol before election
World
April 5, 2012
Greek suicide a potent symbol before election
ATHENS — A Greek pensioner's suicide outside parliament has quickly become a symbol of the pain of austerity and has…