IMF Says Its Staff in Lebanon to Discuss Banking Restructuring Strategy
The International Monetary Fund has begun a staff mission to discuss the country's strategy for restructuring the banking sector, IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack said on Thursday, declining to say whether a preliminary agreement was imminent. Kozack told reporters that the IMF's staff mission in Beirut was under way as part of a close discussion with Lebanese authorities to underpin a comprehensive reform program to restore financial stability and support an economic recovery.
