EXCULSIVE
EXCLUSIVE
BDL demands $600 million a year from the state and a quarter of privatization proceeds
FOCUS
Bank recapitalization: BDL estimates capital needs at $2.2 billion — on its own terms
INTERVIEW
Former deputy PM Saade Chami: Banks are the most powerful lobbying group in Lebanon
TAXATION
Tax adjustment: Jaber launches mechanism allowing penalty reductions
BANKS
Believing that its views have been ignored, BDL decides to boycott talks with IMF
REFORMS
Salam tells EU diplomats that Lebanon is determined to reach a deal with IMF
CENTRAL BANK
BDL’s intransigence once again clashes with that of the IMF
REFORM
BDL debt to banks: Employers' association representative calls State Council decision 'historic'
ECONOMY
Jaber reiterates Lebanon’s commitment to reach deal with IMF
REFORMS
US Ambassador Michel Issa visits Kanaan a day after Finance Committee meeting on banking resolution
ECONOMIC CRISIS
War revives debate over partial sale of Lebanon’s gold to fund return of deposits
BANKING RESTRICTIONS
Lebanon’s central bank extends Circulars 158 and 166, with some adjustments
FOCUS
Pending banking restructuring, BDL works to open credit market
FOCUS
IMF sheds light on Lebanon’s weakened oversight institutions
GOVERNANCE