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Episode 93 - Doing nothing *is* the policy

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Discussion with Alain Bifani begins at 12:00. Nizar and Ben are joined this week by Alain Bifani, the former director general of the Ministry of Finance, to discuss the inner workings of the ministry, its importance in government formation talks, and the current political and economic crises in the country. Also covered, demarcation negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, coronavirus, BDL subsidies, and the lack of progress toward designating a new PM. Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel

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