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When Currencies Fail: A Primer on the Dollar Crisis in Lebanon

A massive shortage of dollars is instigating economic chaos, including a more than 50% loss of value in the Lebanese pound and what looks like an enormous local premium for bitcoins. Presented in podcast and full-transcript formats.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:34 a.m. Published Apr 29, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
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