The Daily Star<\/a> interviewed Byblos Bank\u2019s chief economist, Nassib Ghobril, in regards to Beirut’s low ranking.<\/p>\n \u201cBeirut is 98 spots behind the top-ranked Arab city. It is also 47 spots behind Amman and 30 spots behind Cairo, for example. This shows the work that needs to be done to improve the quality of living here,\u201d remarked Ghobril.<\/p>\n
Ghobril commented that the decline of basic necessities such as electricity, security and roads help contribute to its poor ranking. In fact, the 2012 Mercer survey found that Beirut actually decreased one rank from last year. <\/p>\n
In the presumed “Paris” of the Middle East, we often forget that there is a huge poverty population that is steadily on the rise, due largely in part to the mass incoming of refugees. We live on a spectrum; many wealthy Beiruti’s enjoy all the comforts of the first world, while a striking majority live below the poverty line. But when we’re ranked 30 places below Cairo, well, that’s<\/i> when you know something’s f***ed up.<\/p>\n
And if you were wondering, Vienna takes the top spot and Baghdad hits the lowest. Oh the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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