国际英语资讯:Israeli geopolitical instability behind Lebanese financial crisis: economist
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 15-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span>," <span word="Layal">Layal</span> <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="variable">variable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>," <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Stress">Stress</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> (<span word="FSI">FSI</span>) <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1998 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="August">August</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="FSI">FSI</span> <span word="distinguishes">distinguishes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="tranquility">tranquility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="contraction">contraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>, <span word="panic">panic</span>, <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>.</p>
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