Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 44

31-October-2005

LEBANON

CBL Governor Upbeat About Financial Support From Beirut Conference

Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salamah has said he expects that the donors conference, due to be held in Beirut in late November or early December, will raise some $4bn in new long-term credits to help Lebanon with its reform program. Mr Salamah told Reuters on 24 October that the Beirut conference financial support package would deal with reforms to...