Lebanon Open to Hear IMF on Law to Fix $80 Billion Financial Gap

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he’s open to input from the International Monetary Fund on a draft law seeking to tackle an estimated $80 billion deficit in the financial...

By Dana Khraiche, Joumanna Bercetche · Bloomberg Markets

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he’s open to input from the International Monetary Fund on a draft law seeking to tackle an estimated $80 billion deficit in the financial sector, which would pave the way to unlocking much-needed funds for the crisis-hit nation.