COMMENTARY
LEBANON
Saadeh Shami hopes new round of discussions with the IMF will not be sabotaged
INTERVIEW
Rodolph Saadeh to L'Orient-Le Jour: There is a sense of a new wind in Lebanon
FOCUS
Banking sector restructuring: A reform delinked from loss distribution, but still risky
ANALYSIS
After tensions over BDL, the executive power is under IMF’s spotlight
REFORMS
Lifting banking secrecy: Salam extends retroactivity to 10 years, pending Parliament
DIPLOMACY
In Paris, Aoun-Macron meeting addresses regional issues
INTERVIEW RECAP
Aoun discusses Hezbollah disarmament, economic reforms and Lebanon’s neutral stance
LEBANON
From little-known financier to president's man: Karim Souhaid's rise to the head of the BDL
EDITORIAL
BDL: Joseph Aoun’s dangerous game
REFORMS
Does Yassine Jaber want to restrict retroactivity of lifting banking secrecy?
FINANCIAL REFORMS
Jaber receives U.S. ambassador and Lazar representatives
DEBT
Lebanon's finance minister meets with Lazard representatives and the U.S. ambassador
ANALYSIS
Lebanon and IMF: Behind the facade of optimism, back to square one
EDITORIAL
Lebanon does not need another Riad Salameh
REPORT SYNTHESIS