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Raoul Nehme - Minister for Economy and Trade, Lebanon

Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon's acting Minister of Economy and Trade Raoul Nehme. The outgoing Prime Minister blamed the crisis on embedded corruption. Is Lebanon beyond rescue?

After the unimaginable horror of the mega blast which devastated Beirut the people of Lebanon are now forced to live with a zombie government - dead in all but name, not yet replaced. Stephen Sackur speaks to Raoul Nehme, still Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade until a new government can be formed. The outgoing Prime Minister blamed the catastrophic situation on deep rooted corruption. Is Lebanon a country beyond rescue?

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