Ultimate goal to cut Lebanon’s deficit to 4 percent by 2023: adviser
The government’s ultimate goal is to cut the deficit to 4 percent of GDP in the coming three to four ...
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Choucair, Rampling tackle means of bolstering economic relations
Minister of Telecommunications, Mohammed Choucair, on Tuesday, received British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling, with whom he discussed means of ...
Budget gets Cabinet green light, signals reform spirit
The Cabinet Monday sent a strong message to the international community about its determination to forge ahead with essential economic ...
Expenditure of $17 billion expected in Lebanon’s 2019 draft budget
The draft law for the 2019 budget projects a total expenditure of $17.1 billion. The expenditure consists of $15.5 billion ...
Cabinet lowers deficit-to-GDP ratio to 7.6 percent
Cabinet has managed to lower the deficit to 7.6 percent of the GDP in the 2019 state budget, Information Minister ...
Poland to boost business ties with Lebanon
Polish Ambassador to Lebanon Przemyslaw Niesiolowski said Friday that his country aims at increasing cooperation between Polish and Lebanese businessmen, ...
Beirut hotel room value grew 40 percent last year
The value of Beirut hotel rooms grew 38 percent last year, compared to 2017, according to the Hotel Valuation Index ...
Abu Faour: We are committed to establishing modern industrial zones
Minister of Industry Wael Abou Faour, Italian Ambassador Massimo Marotti and UNIDO representative in Lebanon Cristiano Bassini opened the meeting ...
Lebanon to extend deadline for LNG projects
The Energy Ministry is expected this week to extend the May 20 deadline for reviewing and selecting a consortium to ...
Lebanon’s Cabinet resumes draft budget talks
Cabinet met Thursday to resume discussions on the 2019 draft budget amid a "positive atmosphere," according to Finance Minister Ali ...
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