VOL. XLIII

No. 24

12-June-2000

LEBANON

EU To Finance Industrial Modernization Program In Lebanon

The European Union (EU) agreed on 2 June an aid package to Lebanon of11mn ($10.4mn) to finance the UN Industrial Development Organization program for the modernization of Lebanese industry. The agreement was signed by the EUs representative in Lebanon, Dimitri Kourkoulas, who said the main goals of the plan were technical support for training and operating, improving industrial performance, setting up...