Elections 2022
Assistance programs
As import subsidies gradually end, delays mire two major programs to support the country’s most vulnerable
RATION CARDS
Officials announce launch of registration for ration card program
World Bank Loan
Wazni agrees to pay out long-delayed World Bank cash assistance program in USD
World bank loan
Dollar debate keeps Lebanon’s poorest families waiting for World Bank-funded cash assistance
Rethinking subsidies
IMF Special Drawing Rights could be an opportunity to rethink social aids
Ration cards
Ration card or election tool? Lebanon’s subsidies retargeting plan goes before Parliament
Economic Crisis
Lebanon crisis among world’s worst since 1850s: World Bank
World bank loan
Slow state compliance with conditions for a $246 million loan could delay aid by months, the World Bank says
Economic Crisis
With the lira plummeting, international donors push for aid to be paid out in dollars
Economic crisis
Parliament approves a $246 million World Bank project for needy families as the lira falls and hundreds protest
Opinion
Cash transfers to the 'poor' are not the answer
Coronavirus
The World Bank gives the Health Ministry until Thursday to provide details on vaccinations
Coronavirus
As international monitors call for a 'zero wasta' inoculation campaign, AUB staff are accused of skipping the vaccine line
Financial crisis