Nadim Shehadi returns to The Beirut Banyan.

In this episode we discuss the 2020 Eurobond default and the controversy surrounding that decision. We also look at fault lines formed between the banking sector and restructuring-advocacy groups and the wider story of the economic direction of the country.

Nadim Shehadi is an economist and regular contributor to Arab News.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:47 The bigger story

2:58 Any banking sector

5:39 Individual action

12:45 Default

18:49 Fault line

24:08 The banks

33:11 A clear dichotomy

36:04 The Central Bank

43:23 The real question