IMF deal: Paris pushes, Beirut acts, BDL still resists
"Nothing will be signed this Monday, even though we are working for it to happen in the near future," Finance Minister Yassin Jaber said in a message to our publication.
The International Monetary Fund logo at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2024. (Credit: Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
A new preliminary agreement between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the one reached in April 2022, could be concluded as early as the first day, a source familiar with the negotiations and cited by Reuters said. Another source mentioned a possible year-end deadline.As the Lebanese delegation, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, begins meetings with the IMF and the World Bank in Washington on Sept. 28, the Lebanese side is expressing hope for decisive progress in the negotiations."Nothing will be signed this Monday, even though we are working for it to happen in the near future," Finance Minister Yassin Jaber, who is scheduled to meet with the prime minister and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday, said in a message to L'Orient Today. Meanwhile... IMF: Nabih Berri’s conversion ...
A new preliminary agreement between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the one reached in April 2022, could be concluded as early as the first day, a source familiar with the negotiations and cited by Reuters said. Another source mentioned a possible year-end deadline.As the Lebanese delegation, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, begins meetings with the IMF and the World Bank in Washington on Sept. 28, the Lebanese side is expressing hope for decisive progress in the negotiations."Nothing will be signed this Monday, even though we are working for it to happen in the near future," Finance Minister Yassin Jaber, who is scheduled to meet with the prime minister and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday, said in a message to L'Orient Today. Meanwhile... IMF: Nabih Berri’s...
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