Lebanon growth to slow to 2 percent in 2011
Lebanon's economic growth is likely to slow to 2 percent this year, Central Bank governor Riad Salameh told a banking conference on Thursday.
November 24, 2011 2:05 by Precious de Leon
The forecast was marginally down from Salameh’s previous predictions of between 2 to 3 percent, and represents a sharp fall from levels of 7 to 8 percent over the previous four years. (Reporting by Erika Solomon; editing by Patrick Graham)
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