Beirutis gathered up outside of the pine forest to request the opening of their unique green space which was closed since the end of the war. Their message is clear: the municipality must open up immediately the doors of this public park, for better or for worse.
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Figures issued by the World Bank show that 47 percent of Lebanese over the age of 15 had an individual or a joint account at a formal financial institution at the end of 2014, up from 37 percent at the end of 2011. The World Bank defines a formal financial institution as a commercial bank, credit union, cooperative, post office or microfinance institution.
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Voices From the Periphery
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