How a cookie has become symbolic of Lebanon’s crumbling economy

May 13, 2021

How a cookie has become symbolic of Lebanon’s crumbling economy

Maamoul cookies are a festive favorite in Lebanon, but they have become too expensive to make for many people. BBC News

From the BBC World Service: As Lebanon struggles with triple-digit inflation and a sharply rising poverty rate, people making festive maamoul cookies are changing their recipes due to rising food prices. Also, a spike in U.S. inflation last month is rattling global markets. And, Brazil’s Parliament is asking why a contract offer from Pfizer to buy doses of its vaccine was ignored for two months.

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