| 10/3/2018 - A delegation from the Arab League began talks in Beirut to prepare for the 4th Arab Economic and Social Development Summit (AESD), salted to be held here January 2019. The summit is primaril... |
| 10/9/2018 - Caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade, Raed Khoury, received this the British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling, on a protocol visit that dwelled on economic ties. Ambassador Rampling ... |
| 10/11/2018 - Caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade, Raed Khoury, met with Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Wang Kejian, over the bilateral economic relations between the two countries and the importance of bolste... |
| 10/29/2018 - Caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade, Raed Khoury, met with his Belgian counterpart Chris Peeters, in presence of Belgian Ambassador to Lebanon, Hubert Cooreman. Talks reportedly touched ... |
| 11/30/2018 - Simon Penney, Her Majesty's Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan, ended a two-day visit to Lebanon. This is his first visit since assuming his role in October 2018, ... |
| 1/14/2019 - Caretaker Finance Minister, Ali Hassan Khalil, met with US Assistant Secretary of State, David Hale, over the local and regional conditions, as well as the economic and financial situation in Lebanon. |
| 1/20/2019 - Arab Development, Economic and Social Summit started its 4th sessioni n Beirut today.
Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan headed the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the ... |
| 2/17/2019 - In an issued statement by the Lebanese Forces Party (LF) , it indicated that a meeting took place today between the Party's Business Executives' branch and members of the "Strong Republic" Parliamenta... |
| 3/8/2019 - Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, met with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund chaired by Chris Jarvis. During the meeting, Khalil maintained that work was underway to fin... |
| 3/12/2019 - Telecommunications Minister Mohamed Choucair, received in his office at the Ministry the Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Hakan Cakil.
Talks between the pair reportedly touched on means of enhancing... |
| 4/1/2019 - Minister of Labor, Kamil Bou Sleiman, pointed out that the ratio of public debt to GDP in Lebanon was 150%, which is the second highest in the world. “The debt service ratio is 52%, which is... |
| 4/9/2019 - Beirut and Mount Lebanon Commerce Chamber, chaired by Telecom Minister Mohammad Shoucair, hosted Tuesday a Lebanese-Bulgarian economic meeting, upon the visit of Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev to Le... |
| 5/13/2019 - Retired Lebanese soldiers blockaded the central bank in Beirut in protest against draft state budget proposals they fear would curb military benefits, an escalation of demonstrations and strikes agai... |
| 7/3/2019 - Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, welcomed Head of the World Bank Group's Executive Board, Mirza Hassan, and Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, Nada Mufraj. Talks reportedly touc... |
| 7/10/2019 - Minister of Economy and Trade Mansour Bteish discussed the situation of the insurance sector in Lebanon with a delegation of the Board of Directors of the Association of Insurance Companies in Lebanon... |
| 7/13/2019 - Minister of Telecommunications Mohammed Choucair, received Lebanon's Ambassador to Morocco, Ziad Atallah, in the presence of President of the Lebanese Exhibitions and Conferences (LECA), Elie Rizk, w... |
| 9/1/2019 - President of the Association of Lebanese Banks, Salim Sfeir, chaired a meeting of the Banks Association Board of Directors , during which they discussed the preparations for the economic dialogue roun... |
| 9/24/2019 - The Economic Committees warned of the deterioration of the economic sectors in Lebanon, on top of which the private sector which "is falling like dominoes." "This is a deep and dangerous cri... |
| 11/26/2019 - Head of the Beirut Merchants Association, Nicolas Chammas, announced Tuesday that the Economic Committees have decided to stop work for three days amid the hard currency crisis in the country. |
| 2/13/2020 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it plans to offer Lebanon advice and technical expertise on challenges affecting the country's economy. The announcement comes after t... |
