As the poor go hungry, more Lebanese take to the streets

  • Date: 20-May-2020
  • Source: Arab Weekly
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Lebanon
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As the poor go hungry, more Lebanese take to the streets

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during ongoing protests in front of the Ministry of Economy, in downtown Beirut on May 18.. The collapse of the Lebanese pound, which has lost some 60% of its value in months, has had painful effects on all Lebanese citizens, gutting their purchasing power and salaries, and causing the price of basic goods to increase.. The pandemic has only compounded the country's woes, giving the government another crisis to address and making economic recovery even more challenging.. Before the outbreak, the World Bank projected that 40% of Lebanese people would be in poverty by the end of 2020, but the unfolding reality points to to a worse situation..