VOL. XXXIV

NO. 46

19-AUGUST-1991

Financial and Banking News

Budgets & Revenues

Minister Gives Figures for Lebanese Debt

Lebanon's domestic debt stands at LL1,925bn and external debt is $276mn,according to the country's Finance Minister 'Ali Khalil. The external debtfigure does not include money owed for weapons' purchases. In an interview withthe Beirut daily al-Safir the minister added that the Central Bank's foreigncurrency reserves exceed $1.1bn. The latest edition of the World Bank Debt...