LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMY-REAL ESTATE

(230411) -- BEIRUT, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Unfinished buildings are pictured in Kantari, Beirut of Lebanon, on April 9, 2023. The development of Lebanon's real estate sector is slowing down, with demand for properties falling by around 80 percent in 2022 and 2023 compared to the years before the 2019 financial crisis, said economists and real estate developers. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Lebanon's real estate sector sees major slowdown as financial crisis deepens" (Photo by Dana Halawi/Xinhua)