VOL. XLIII

No. 43

23-OCTOBER-2000

LEBANON

Lebanese Banks Financing Trade Between Syria And Lebanon

Lebanese banks have issued $1bn in loans over the past two years to finance trade between Lebanon and Syria, Syrian Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Muhammad 'Imadi said on 14 October during a one-day conference in Damascus on cooperation between Lebanese and Syrian banks. According to Beiruts The Daily Star, the minister said that several Lebanese banks are extending credit to Syrian traders doing...