Beirut Blast


Lebanon Unveils Port Blast Compensation Package For Beirut Businesses

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President Michel Aoun signs a decree allocating 100 billion Lebanese pounds to the programme Read more

Lebanon Succumbs To The Highest Debt-to-GDP Ratio In The World

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Beirut Port blast, coronavirus add up to an economic crisis which could see GDP fall from $55bn to $25bn in just two yea... Read more

IMF Ready To Help Blast-hit Lebanon Once New Government In Place

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Country is facing a severe economic crisis after a neglected warehouse full of fertiliser ignited in a cataclysmic blast... Read more

Lebanese Insurance Industry Faces Up To Life After Beirut Port Blast

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CEO of insurance major says industry will 'weather the storm' after damage is estimated at $15bn Read more

Half Of Lebanese Could Face Food Shortages: UN

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Government priority must be given to rebuilding silos at Beirut port, says UN Economic and Social Commission for Western... Read more

Munich Re Among Reinsurers Exposed To 'major' Beirut Blast Loss

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Property damage alone from the blast, which killed more than 150 people and triggered the collapse of Lebanon's governme... Read more