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Lebanon Economy and Finance: News

This guide provides resources and reports about the contemporary financial and economic status in Lebanon.

Interviews & Videos (Regional & International)

What is the solution to Lebanon's economic and political crisis?
Al-Jazeera, INCLUDES VIDEO
Lebanon could be headed for a cash crisis as banks remain shut a week into mass protests
CNBC, INCLUDES VIDEO
Beirut once billed itself as a glitzy capital. Now its economy faces a painful reckoning
CNN, INCLUDES VIDEO
Lebanon faces race against time to avoid financial collapse
Deutsche Welle (DW)
Lebanon's Ponzi scheme economy is broken.
The New Arab
Its Economy in Crisis, Lebanon Again Appeals to Arab Neighbors
Bloomberg
How Lebanon’s dollar shortage sparked an economic crisis
Al-Arabiya News
Lebanon’s economy on the downturn (2016)
Al-Jazeera English
Is Lebanon on the brink of bankruptcy?
Al-Jazeera English
Lebanon’s banks reopen after two-week closure amid protests
France24
The Debate - Lebanon economic crisis
PressTV
Lebanon: Better technical and vocational education and training for higher youth employment
ILO, Youth Employment
Paralyzed Lebanon Will Have to Restructure Debt, Franklin Templeton's Kronfol Says
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Avoiding an Economic Crisis in Lebanon
Middle East Institute
Lebanon PM's economic adviser explains reform package
AP Archive
Arab Economic Forum 2019 - Session Five: Lebanon Economic and Fiscal Outlook
Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal

Interviews & Videos (Local)

News Articles and Opinion Pieces

Switzerland says it is investigating Lebanese central bank
Financial Times
World Bank approves cash assistance to crisis-struck Lebanon
Associated Press
Lebanon's bank depositors dread losing life savings
UPI
Lebanon Central Bank Plans to Introduce Digital Currency in 2021
Bloomberg
Lebanese banks told to boost capital or exit market by end of Feb
Al-Jazeera
How Lebanon can learn from other countries’ experiences with asset recovery
Executive
Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Is Spinning Out of Control, Fast
Bloomberg
Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Explodes, Threatening Decades of Prosperity
The New York Times
Long road ahead as Lebanon begins exploratory drilling for offshore oil and gas
The Executive
Drillship off Lebanon to start oil and gas exploration
France 24
Resolving Lebanon’s financial crisis
Le Commerce du Levant
Q&A with Nassib Ghobril on Lebanon’s eurobonds
The Executive
There is little chance of change in Lebanon – we can only expect more suffering
Independent- UK
Crowdsourcing solutions to Lebanon’s crisis
The Executive
Lebanon's parliament passes 2020 budget amid financial crisis
Reuters
Lessons for Lebanon from its struggling neighbours
The Economist
Lebanon to ask IMF for technical help with economic crisis
Al-Monitor
Poverty set to deepen with Lebanon's economic crisis
Al-Jazeera
2020 Outlook: Lebanon between the economic crisis and the aspirations of the October uprising
Issam Fares Institute-AUB
Lebanon: Salameh Expects Economic Situation to Improve by Mid-2020
Al-Sharq Al Awsat
Lebanon: A crisis in the making
Annahar English
High debt, high deficit: Lebanon’s economic woes fuelling protests
The Financial Times
Economic Crisis Looms as Protests Rage in Lebanon
The New York Times
World Bank: Lebanon’s economy could get worse
Middle East Monitor
Oil and gas will not save Lebanon
The Executive
With dollars running low in Lebanon, ATMs are spitting back bank cards, and locals are panicking
The Washington Post
'We can't take it anymore': As Lebanon economy skids, jobs in firing line
The Daily Star
IMF or Godot… who’s better for Lebanon in today’s sudden stop event?
Annahar English
Bicker politically, but at least save the economy
The Daily Star
Lebanon economic crisis: people buy safes to store cash, sell off jewelry
Gulf News
A reading in Lebanon’s current financial crisis
Annahar English
Lebanon’s richest need to take a haircut
The Daily Star
How Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Highlights Bitcoin’s Limitations
Coin Desk
Banks will seek to stop money leaving Lebanon when doors reopen
Thomson Reuters
Lebanon needs immediate solution to avoid economic crisis, says central bank governor
Arabian Business
A Roundup of Scholarly Commentary on Lebanon’s Protests
Al-Fanar Media
Moody's downgrades Lebanon's top three banks after cutting country rating
The National
Lebanon sees $3bn in capital flight as Mena flows set to rise
The National
Lebanon to announce state of economic emergency, plan to accelerate reforms
Thomson Reuters
S&P downgrades Lebanon's credit rating amidst ongoing protests
Thomson Reuters
Where do we go now? Lebanon’s economy heads into 2018 on uncertain footing
Executive
160,000 jobs lost Businesses: 10 percent closed
Info Pro: Business News