Lebanon Blast Seen Adding Urgency to Talks With IMF, Lenders

  • Prime Minister Diab will need to address divisions: ManuLife
  • Eurasia says explosion raises risk of government collapse
A private security guard sits at the entrance of a destroyed bank branch in Beirut on Aug. 5.Photographer: Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
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As emergency services assess the toll from Tuesday’s deadly explosion in Beirut, one immediate consequence is becoming clear to analysts: it will ratchet up pressure on Prime Minister Hassan Diab to make meaningful progress in talks with international lenders and investors.