国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Delay in govt formation to lead Lebanon onto dangerous path
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 17-- <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Mounir">Mounir</span> <span word="Rached">Rached</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 2020 <span word="state">state</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incapable">incapable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Nassib">Nassib</span> <span word="Ghobril">Ghobril</span>, <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Byblos">Byblos</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="economic">economic</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toppling">toppling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Saad">Saad</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> 12 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recuperation">recuperation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>.</p>
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