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Lebanon: Report on Interim Staff Visit
International Monetary Fund
This Report on the Interim IMF Staff Visit to Lebanon provides information on economic and policy developments since the Article IV discussions of February–March 2004. It updates the IMF staff’s projections, medium-term framework, and related Debt Sustainability Analysis. All available indicators point to a significant acceleration in growth, which is projected to reach 5 percent in 2004. Strong export and tourism receipts and a recovery in construction activity are the driving factors behind the strengthening recovery. A modest acceleration of inflation to about 3 percent is expected in 2004.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; debt; net; deposit; asset; financing; Lebanese pound; central bank; debt exchange; net financing; financial support; return on equity; debt cancellation; asset diversification; Commercial banks; Currencies; Bank deposits; Global
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Lebanon: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon
International Monetary Fund
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic developments in Lebanon in 2006 were significantly affected by the July–August conflict with Israel. Real GDP is estimated to have been flat, with strong growth in the first half of the year offset by the disruptions during and after the conflict. Inflation increased, mainly reflecting supply shortages during the conflict and the ensuing blockade. Executive Directors have welcomed the authorities’ success in containing the primary fiscal deficit in the first half of 2007.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; financing; Paris III program; maturing government paper; Eurobond; Lebanese authorities; July-August conflict; capital project; Commercial banks; Currencies; Global; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa
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Lebanon: Use of Fund Resources: Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance: Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund
The Lebanese authorities have requested follow-up Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance with an access of 12.5 percent of quota to support their economic program. The 2006 war with Israel led to a political stalemate and repeated outbreaks of domestic fighting until the formation of a national unity government in July 2008. Macroeconomic conditions have improved, but fuel and food prices have boosted inflation. Financial market developments have been favorable, despite the global financial crisis, which has had little effect on Lebanon.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government debt-to-GDP ratio; Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance; policy commitment; policy; amount; IMF's support; authorities' economic policy; foreign currency; Fiscal stance; International reserves; Currencies; Global; Middle East
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Lebanon: 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon
International Monetary Fund
Lebanon is facing a difficult global, regional, and domestic environment simultaneously for the first time in more than a decade. Domestic policies should aim at instilling confidence and tackling key policy challenges, such as preserving macroeconomic stability and paving the way for a more resilient, dynamic, and inclusive economy. The Banque du Liban (BdL) relied on its large foreign reserves build-up during the upswing to intervene forcefully when the Lebanese pound came under pressure from deposit outflows and currency conversions in the wake of the government crisis.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Banque du Liban; Lebanese pound; foreign currency; authority; depositor confidence; deposit inflow; public finance management reform; reform agenda; Lebanese authorities; Currencies; Commercial banks; Europe; Global; Middle East
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Lebanon: 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement: Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon
International Monetary Fund
In this study, Lebanon’s economy performed well during the global financial crisis. The banking sector has been resilient in the face of the global crisis, thanks to relatively conservative funding and asset structures, and prudent banking regulations and supervision. The need to address the high government debt and to implement growth-enhancing structural reforms is emphasized. To underpin the medium-term fiscal strategy and growth, Executive Directors encouraged the authorities to take the opportunity of the positive economic environment to implement structural reforms.
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ISCR; CR; revaluation tax; Banque du Liban; staff appraisal; deposit dollarization; deposit growth; deposit inflow; Fiscal stance; Commercial banks; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Global; Middle East
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Lebanon: 2009 Article IV Consultation and Assessment of Performance Under the Program Supported by Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon
International Monetary Fund
The Lebanese financial system has so far weathered the global financial crisis. The 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that deposit inflows decelerated briefly in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, but have resumed at a rapid pace since then. Executive Directors have welcomed the remarkable resilience of the Lebanese economy in the face of the global financial crisis. Directors have also supported the authorities’ monetary policy aimed at safeguarding the exchange rate peg and facilitating a further buildup of international reserves.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; dollarization; Banque du Liban; deposit dollarization; inflow; support deposit growth; deposit inflow; Paris III objective; dollarization constitute vulnerability; Commercial banks; Fiscal stance; Currencies; Global; Middle East
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IMF Survey, Volume 35, Issue 13
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Afghanistan: IMF loan; de Rato, African Governors meet; Bank-Fund collaboration; New Zealand, Libya; Chinese monetary policy; Lebanon: reconstruction; Canada: commodity boom; Persian Gulf: statistical agency; ECB monetary policy; WAEMU; Mineral resources.
Keywords:
SV; IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings; SDR; ECB monetary policy decision; IMF quota; IMF-World Bank; Group of Eight summit; GCC country; Inflation; Exchange rate flexibility; Nominal anchors; Monetary policy frameworks; Africa; Middle East; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa; West Africa
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Debt-Related Vulnerabilities and Financial Crises - an Application of the Balance Sheet Approach to Emerging Market Countries
International Monetary Fund
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Keywords:
PP; foreign currency; central bank; exchange rate; banking sector; emerging market; short-term debt; interest rate; Financial statements; Commercial banks; Currencies; Middle East; Central and Eastern Europe; East Asia