How has the Beirut explosion disaster been exacerbated by the global pandemic, economic crisis and the failures in government leadership? What is needed to rebuild Lebanon? Dr. Nasser Saidi shared his thoughts when interviewed by Dr. Jenny Chu as part of the University of Cambridge Judge Business School (CBJS) Perspectives series.
Watch the interview below:
"Lebanon: a multi-pronged tragedy with unforeseeable consequences", CJBS Perspectives Interview with Dr. Jenny Chu, Sep 2020
13 September, 2020
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