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The new T-bills have already started putting pressure on the commercial banks, which have had to earmark part of their Lebanese pound liquidity to buy the bonds. (Shutterstock)

December 16th, 2018 - 10:30 GMT

New Treasury Bills to Be Issued in Lebanon With Higher Interest Rates

The Finance Ministry intends to issue new Treasury bills over the next few days at at an interest rate of 10.30 percent instead of 7.50 percent like last year.

The country has the third-highest debt rate in the world compared with gross domestic product, currently standing at about $81 billion, or 152 percent of the country’s GDP. (Shutterstock)

September 19th, 2018 - 09:26 GMT

No New Taxes to Fix Lebanon's Economic Meltdown

The private sector has urged the government to suspend or even cancel the lump sum tax because most businesses are not generating enough revenues to make ends meet. (Shutterstock)

September 16th, 2018 - 07:45 GMT

Lebanon Yields to Private Sector and Suspends Fixed Tax

Corruption in the real estate sector is one of many instances of corruption in Lebanon. (Shutterstock)

February 15th, 2018 - 11:35 GMT

Corruption in Real Estate Costs Lebanon $40 Million a Year

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. (AFP/file)

May 10th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanese PM Urges Politicians to Put the Country First

Syrian refugees living in dire conditions in Lebanon. (AFP/Joseph Eid)

March 16th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanon moves forward on policy addressing Syrian refugees

Lebanon has not ratified a state budget since 2005 due to political bickering between rivals, leading to uncontrolled extra-budgetary spending in the billions of dollars. (Shutterstock)

March 13th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Crunch time for Lebanon's 2017 budget, controversial salary hike bill

Khalil did not reveal the size of the eurobonds which will be launched in 2017 or the yields on these bonds. (Shutterstock)

February 28th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Lebanon prepares to issue new eurobonds in 2017

Economic associations warn that any increase in taxes will lead to economic slowdown and to heavy recession due to the crises that hit the country in the past five years. (Shutterstock)

February 20th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Tax hikes will have negative effect on growth and investments: Lebanese economic associations

The IMF has urged the Lebanese government to look for new alternatives to reduce the mounting public debt. (File photo)

February 16th, 2017 - 06:52 GMT

Lebanon: Proposal to raise taxes met with opposition

The new project will serve around 350,000 people while indirect beneficiaries from the project would reach 800,000. (Wikimedia Commons)

September 4th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Lebanon gets $55M World Bank loan to fight Bekaa Valley pollution

One of the thorny issues Lebanon may need to solve before embarking on gas exploration is the 870 square kilometer disputed zone near the southern territorial waters. (Shutterstock)

July 3rd, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Lebanon moves closer to removing hurdles to offshore gas exploration

An explosive device hidden in plants outside BLOM bank headquarters in the Verdun neighborhood went off shortly after 8 pm on a mainly deserted street last night. (AFP/Anwar Amro)

June 13th, 2016 - 04:22 GMT

Beirut's BLOM Bank bombing keeps spotlight on Hezbollah funding debate