DUBAI: Lebanon is the most vulnerable state in the MENA region, Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam has told CNN’s Becky Anderson during an interview. One of the most pressing issues in the country is the lack of wheat supplies, Salam said. Lebanon lost its national reserves in the 2020 Beirut explosion, he added.
BEIRUT, April 6 (Xinhua) Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam warned Wednesday that Lebanon would face a shortage of wheat if the central bank fails to release sufficient funds for purchasing it.
RIYADH: Following the consequence of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the GCC import ban, Lebanon is keen on restoring trade ties with Saudi Arabia that in 2020 amounted to over $200 million in exports. The country has been stuck in an economic sandstorm that has clouded the region because of the inflationary climate and the impoverished import-export situation. It has been