LEBANON ECONOMIC MONITOR

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context and assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Its coverage ranges from the macro-economy to financial markets to indicators of human welfare and development. It is intended for a wide audience, including policy makers, business leaders, financial market participants, and the community of analysts and professionals engaged in Lebanon. The Lebanon Economic Monitor is a product of the World Bank’s Lebanon Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) team. It was prepared by Wissam Harake (Senior Economist), Ibrahim Jamali (Consultant) and Naji Abou Hamde (Economic Analyst) with contributions from Lars Jessen (Lead Debt Specialist) and Haocong Ren (Senior Financial Sector Economist). Christos Kotsiopoulos (Lead Economist) and Mohammad Al Akkaoui (Consultant) prepared the Special Focus , based on contributions from the Lebanon Country Team. The Lebanon Economic Monitor has been completed under the guidance of Eric Le Borgne (Practice Manager). Zeina Khalil (Communications Officer) is the lead on communications, outreach and publishing.

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