VOL. XLIV

No. 03

15-January-2001

LEBANON

Lebanese Finance Minister Says Growth Is Top Government Priority

The new Lebanese Government of Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri, which came to power at the end of October 2000, will be primarily concerned with lifting the country out of recession and boosting economic growth, according to the Lebanese Minister of Finance, Fuad Siniora. In an interview withMEES Publisher Basim Itayim, on 4 January in Beirut, Mr Siniora explained the governments strategy for...