VOL. XLVII

No 21

24-May-2004

LEBANON

INFRASTRUCTURE

IMF To Establish Technical Assistance Center In Lebanon

The IMF announced on 17 May that it will establish a Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC) in Beirut, Lebanon, to provide technical assistance and training to countries in the region. The center, which will be broadly modeled on other regional technical assistance centers, is a collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral donors and will receive significant support...