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Living through Hyperinflation in Lebanon

Financial Heresy

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The Impact of Dollars on the Economy in Lebanon

Lebanese woman loses half the value of money she'd been saving up because she wouldn't switch to dollars. "I didn't realize that operating at least even in a mental state in multiple currencies is kind of like a privileged position to be in," says Lina Khatib, who runs an NGO helping people start their own small businesses. There's no legal recourse for discrimination in Lebanon against marginalized communities over there.

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