VOL. XLVI

No 22

2-June-2003

QATAR/LEBANON

AID

Qatar Transfers $200Mn To Lebanon For Debt Restructuring

Under an agreement signed on 23 May in Beirut, the Qatar Government has transferred to Lebanon a soft loan of $200mn, representing Qatars commitment for Lebanons debt restructuring under the Paris II donor conference of last November, which pledged a total aid package of 4.42bn, consisting of 3.14bn in credit facilities and 1.28bn in project loans (MEES, 2 December 2002). With this contribution...