The Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework proposes a new Lebanon Financing Facility (LFF) to pool grant resources and strengthen coherence and coordination of financing.
11th Street Development pitches alternative home designs for Lebanon’s growing workforce
The Lebanon City Council is set to consider special zoning in May to allow for new row-house and cottage-style residences to be built near Lebanon Business Park.
‘Open during construction’: Improvements on way for Mt. Lebanon business district
Commissioners plan to award a contract for the Vibrant Uptown revitalization project during their May 11 meeting.
Even people from war-torn Syria find goods in Lebanon cheaper after economic collapse
Litre of petrol that now costs $3.30 in Lebanon is smuggled to Syria to be sold for $20 From the Editors: Will Lebanon finally get a new government? News in pictures: Forest fires rage in Syria and …
Syrian refugees face Ramadan penury amid Lebanon’s economic ruin
Hussein al-Khaled and his family have lived in a makeshift hut in Lebanon for a decade since fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria, but this year COVID and economic collapse are making it even harder …
Lebanon / Syria: New fuel seizure as Lebanese army tries to control borders
The military authorities announced the seizure of 9,160 liters of fuel of the fuel type and about 818 liters of gasoline in northern Lebanon and in the …
Saudi Arabia bans fruits, vegetables from Lebanon after drug busts
JEDDAH: The Kingdom has banned the import and transit of fruit and vegetables from Lebanon after authorities on Friday foiled two drug smuggling attempts. Customs at Jeddah Islamic Port seized more …
Saudi Arabia Bans Lebanese Produce Over Drug Smuggling
State news agency SPA quoted the Saudi authorities as saying Lebanon had failed to take practical measures to stop the smuggling. The ban will take effect from 9:00 a.m. local time on Sunday and last …
Swiss probe Lebanon’s central bank chief over alleged $300m embezzlement
Leaked letter sets off latest scandal to hit longstanding governor as country’s economic and financial crisis worsens …
Pandemic thwarts efforts to end currency black markets, study says
LONDON (Reuters) – The financial hit of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed efforts … Parallel market rates in March 2021 exceeded the official exchange rates by 720% in Lebanon, 520% in Turkmenistan …