London — Hyperinflation has blighted Zimbabwe, Venezuela and the former Yugoslavia, among other countries, over the years.

Now, Lebanon has been gripped by the phenomenon, becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to suffer from rapid, runaway price rises for goods and services...

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