Inflation & Prices

Lebanese Inflation Crisis Rages Anew After 90% Pound Devaluation

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Lebanon’s first official devaluation in a quarter century fired up consumer prices in March, with food and beverage inflation exceeding an annual 350% as authorities struggle to contain the crash in the world’s worst performing currency this year.