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Oct 1, 2023
Lebanon reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for financial reforms.
Apr 7, 2022
Lebanon's parliament approved a financial recovery plan amid economic crisis.
Jul 1, 2021
IMF urged Lebanon to implement reforms to access financial assistance.
Oct 17, 2019
Protests erupted in Lebanon against economic mismanagement and corruption.
Nov 1, 2016
Lebanon's government approved a new budget amid economic challenges.
A slim majority (47%) supports accepting IMF conditions as the only path to unlocking CEDRE funds. PM Salam unveiled a banking draft bill distributing losses between banks and the state. Banking secrecy was lifted April 2025. The $72B financial gap remains the core challenge.
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The lira went from 1,500 to 89,000 since the crisis. My savings are worth 2% of what they were. At this point I'll accept literally any reform plan that stops the bleeding. IMF, World Bank, aliens — anyone with a plan and a timeline.
The IMF conditions are reasonable if you read the LOI. Banking restructuring would wipe out politically-connected shareholders — that's why parliament is blocking it. It's not about sovereignty, it's about protecting the oligarchy's deposits.
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