IMF team to visit Lebanon March 10-14, spokesperson says

A fact-finding mission from the International Monetary Fund will visit Lebanon next week, an IMF spokesperson said on Thursday.

The mission, on the ground March 10-14, will also aim to help the new government come up with a comprehensive economic reform program.

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“We are providing policy advice and capacity development to help the authorities’ efforts to rebuild Lebanon’s economy and institutions, in coordination with other international partners,” said IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack in a scheduled press briefing.