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Despite the proliferation of oversight bodies, accountability mechanisms remain largely ineffective in Lebanon. In a report commissioned by Lebanese authorities in October 2025 and made public this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delivers a scathing assessment of large parts of Lebanon’s administrative apparatus.Beyond the sections devoted specifically to the financial system, the Finance Ministry, and the electricity and telecommunications sectors, the report also examines how the various institutions tasked with overseeing state administration actually function.Independence and coordinationThe Court of Audit, Central Inspection Board, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Banking Control Commission, Special Investigation Commission (SIC), Civil Service Board, and Public Procurement Authority: on paper, Lebanon...
Despite the proliferation of oversight bodies, accountability mechanisms remain largely ineffective in Lebanon. In a report commissioned by Lebanese authorities in October 2025 and made public this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delivers a scathing assessment of large parts of Lebanon’s administrative apparatus.Beyond the sections devoted specifically to the financial system, the Finance Ministry, and the electricity and telecommunications sectors, the report also examines how the various institutions tasked with overseeing state administration actually function.Independence and coordinationThe Court of Audit, Central Inspection Board, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Banking Control Commission, Special Investigation Commission (SIC), Civil Service Board, and Public Procurement Authority: on paper, Lebanon...
