Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Asserting the failure of Lebanon’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund is premature.
As Lebanon continues to flatten the coronavirus curve and as the country opens up again, the protest movement is largely expected to make a comeback, with protestors again voicing demands for an independent judiciary, accountability, early parliamentary elections, and financial reform—among others.
Conservative Republicans have unveiled a report that could have terrible consequences for a country already facing ruin.
Having lost the cushion of Gulf support, many Arab states are looking for external financing from international financial institutions and other donors such as China (particularly in North Africa) and the United States.
In an interview, Amer Bisat says a consensus is emerging that an IMF plan is Lebanon’s only way of securing foreign funding.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
As Lebanon begins negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, the two sides will have to find the least painful path to adjustment in the country.
Lebanon is in the midst of an economic free fall, the degree to which is jaw dropping.
The Lebanese armed forces’ Covid-19 response has been a success, but potential problems remain.
Digitizing the public administration can reap benefits for the economy and make life easier for the Lebanese.