Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -A long-awaited plan to restructure the debt strangling Lebanon's economy could go before ...

Lebanon’s ex-central bank chief accused of corruption released on $14 million bail

Lebanon's former central bank chief has been released on $14 million bail after a year in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges.
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Lebanon must be more ambitious with reforms, IMF says

International Monetary Fund officials have criticised Lebanon’s 2026 draft budget as not sufficiently ambitious, following a visit to Beirut last week. Planned efforts to expand the tax base and ...
Al Jazeera

Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah?

US envoy Barrack proposed the zone, but analysts say locals don’t trust Israel or the US’s ability to control it.
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN

Lebanon ex-bank chief released after posting record bail: official

Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh walked free from a year in custody over embezzlement allegations ...
Yahoo

Lebanon aims to lure back wealthy Gulf tourists to jumpstart its war-torn economy

BEIRUT (AP) — Fireworks lit up the night sky over Beirut’s famous St. Georges Hotel as hit songs from the 1960s and 70s filled the air in a courtyard overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Lebanon Vows to Fully Repay Depositors in Economic Reform Plan

Lebanese depositors will get their money back over time as part of any financial overhaul, with the state, central bank and local banks sharing the burden of repairing the crisis-stricken economy, ...
Newsday

Lebanon appoints new central bank governor as it works to climb out of economic crisis

BEIRUT — Lebanon appointed asset manager Karim Souaid to the post of central bank governor Thursday as the government tries to reform the economy after months of war and decades of mismanagement and ...