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Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t oppose IMF aid under ‘reasonable conditions’: chief

Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, which has strongly opposed foreign interference in the country’s crisis-hit economy, said Friday it could accept…
Starved of dollars and drowning in debt, Lebanon’s economy sinks fast
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Starved of dollars and drowning in debt, Lebanon’s economy sinks fast

BEIRUT (Reuters) — After importing medical supplies to Lebanon for 20 years, Hassan Hamdan shut his business in December. Sales…
Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister
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Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Negotiations to restructure Lebanon’s foreign currency debt should not last more than nine months if well-intentioned, the…
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
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Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
IMF experts meet Lebanese PM at start of visit
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IMF experts meet Lebanese PM at start of visit

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A team of IMF experts met Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Thursday at the start of a…
Lebanon finances point to debt restructuring: Fitch Ratings
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Lebanon finances point to debt restructuring: Fitch Ratings

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s financial situation points to a likely restructuring of the country’s massive debt and financial sector to…
Bail-in or bail-out? Lebanese banks in need of rescue as crisis bites
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Bail-in or bail-out? Lebanese banks in need of rescue as crisis bites

LONDON (Reuters) – The worst is yet to come for Lebanon’s banks. The old-style way of running the economy –…
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
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Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Egypt jumps 55 places in Open Budget Index: Finance Minister
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Egypt jumps 55 places in Open Budget Index: Finance Minister

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced Monday that Egypt has jumped 55 positions in its budget transparency index the “Open…
Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis
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Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon paid back a Eurobond worth $1.5 billion that was scheduled to mature Thursday, a Finance Ministry…
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