One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon?

May 06 2022

High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries likeEgypt,Sudan, andYemenhard partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon—already in the midst of one of the world’s worst economic collapses since the 1850s—is uniquely vulnerable to food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A recentWorld Bank reportcalls Lebanon’s current crisis “The Great Denial”—referring to an ongoing breakdown of government services, civil society, and the economy.