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As the Lebanese bid farewell to 2017, economists are busy now analyzing the challenges Lebanon will face in 2018 hoping to revitalize the sluggish economy. (Ibrahim Chalhoub/ AFP)

January 8th, 2018 - 02:00 GMT

Challenges Facing Lebanon in 2018, and How to Solve Them

As the Lebanese bid farewell to 2017 with mixed reactions, observers and economists are busy now analyzing the challenges Lebanon will face in 2018 hoping to revitalize the sluggish economy.

The IMF has urged the Lebanese government to look for new alternatives to reduce the mounting public debt. (File photo)

February 16th, 2017 - 06:52 GMT

Lebanon: Proposal to raise taxes met with opposition

The deadline for the implementation of the automatic tax data exchange ends in September. (File photo)

September 20th, 2016 - 09:56 GMT

Lebanon's banks risk international blacklisting if tax disclosure bill is not passed

BLOM bank in Beirut came under attack in June. (AFP/File)

August 4th, 2016 - 04:51 GMT

Lebanon: Financial analysts warn of long-term economic repercussions after BLOM Bank attack

People walk past the sign of the BLOM Bank in Beirut, a day after a bomb blast hit its headquarters in Verdun. (AFP/Patrick Baz)

June 14th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Beirut bombing tests the mettle of Lebanon's banking sector

The deficit in the balance of payments, and which reached $664 million in the first three months of 2016, constitutes a challenge facing monetary stability in Lebanon. (World Finance)

May 15th, 2016 - 08:12 GMT

Lebanon's Central Bank to launch more economic initiatives

The Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has denied that the party deals with any Lebanese or foreign banks. (File photo)

April 20th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Lebanese banks accepting Hezbollah MP's salaries will face US sanctions

Around $5.5B of remittances come from Lebanese working in the GCC. (File photo)

February 29th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanon banks deny Gulf nationals are withdrawing deposits

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February 24th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanese banks removed from financial watchdog list

“Speeding up the work of the institutions, especially the parliament, is no longer a political luxury but it is a necessary step to be taken in a bid to preserve the image of the government in the eyes of citizens and the international community,” said Lebanon's Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil. (Al Bawaba/File)

October 22nd, 2015 - 04:33 GMT

Lebanon FM calls on parliament to expedite foreign loan approval

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May 7th, 2015 - 08:08 GMT

Must try harder: Arab Economic Forum addresses regional failures to raise average growth rates

It added that the subsidiary was never asked by Turkish authorities to take any specific measure with regard to combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as alleged the newspaper.

April 3rd, 2015 - 06:53 GMT

'We're not related': Bank Audi denies ties to Daesh

The slump in oil prices will have a significant impact on the Lebanese economy.

January 12th, 2015 - 01:11 GMT

Big savings: the expected benefits and unexpected costs of the oil price slump on the Lebanese economy