0:00 Intro
2:09 Rioting
14:28 Rapid Inflation
26:32 Splintering Protests
We're back with Mohamad Faour and Waël Atallah for Episode 175 of The Beirut Banyan.
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We discuss the past week's events including the recent rioting in downtown Beirut, the rapid decline in the Lira's value within a two-day period that set off renewed demonstrations, and ways to avoid the splintering of the protest movement like we saw on 6 June - particularly when it comes to addressing sub-state weaponry.
Mohamad Faour is a postdoc fellow at University College Dublin, and Waël Atallah is an economist and engineer. They both contribute to the 'Finance 4 Lebanon' blog.
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Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.
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