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Lebanon’s Inflation Rises to Highest Globally as Crisis Deepens

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By Ainhoa Goyeneche and Dana Khraiche

September 21, 2021 at 2:11 PM UTC

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Lebanon’s annual rate of inflation has risen to the highest of all countries tracked by Bloomberg, surpassing Zimbabwe and Venezuela, as the financial meltdown in the Middle East nation worsens.