Payments to public-sector employees in Lebanon continued to rise in the first half of 2019, increasing the financial burden on the cash-strapped country. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-9…","video_id":"995a3147-c246-4af2-9c37-ed6407bdb75f","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"10 Highest Cinema Ticket Prices Around the World"} According to figures released by the Finance Ministry, payments to public-sector personnel totaled $3.28 billion in the first half of 2019, an increase of 2.9 percent from $3.19 billion in the first half of 2018. Byblos Bank’s Lebanon This ...