Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices

Ibrahim Jaber, a chef who used to work at Classic Sandwich restaurant, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Beirut, Lebanon September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Kanaan

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down. Unable to find another job, he had to take his daughter out of school to put food on the table at home.

He is one of many Lebanese who have found themselves facing staggering inflation just as their employers, also hit by the country's spiralling financial crisis, cut back or close.