Business Extra: what it will take to rebuild a shattered Beirut

Consultancy Strategy& estimates the impact of the August 4th blast on the Lebanese capital and its people

This week, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner talk to Fadi Adra, a partner with consultancy Strategy&, on the impact assessment his team did to help route aid to those most in need in Beirut.

In this episode

• Why an impact assessment was needed (0m 51s)
• What are the most urgent needs in Beirut and how is that calculated? (5m 05s)
• What do the numbers tell us about progress in rebuilding? (8m 40s)
• How did Covid-19 affect Lebanon after the blast? (11m 21s)
• How are surveys of individuals helping? (13m 00s)
• NGOs and crisis consultation (15m 13s)
• Private sector and Lebanon's rise (16m 58s)
• Headlines (22m 20s)

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