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Degheri coFounder Matt Saunders sits with the team's "Cargo Bike" outside a shopping district in downtown Beirut, Degheri messengers are trying to attract clients by offering to bike their groceries home for them.

For a bike messenger, Beirut may be the worst city ever

February 21, 2014Business, Economics and Jobs

The life of a bike messenger in any big city has its risks. In Beirut, Lebanon, violence and chaotic streets add to the challenge. And for Degheri Bike Messengers, that’s a business opportunity.

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