
Lebanon confident it can bridge gaps with IMF on recovery plan
Gulf Times
Lebanon confident it can bridge gaps with IMF on recovery plan
Lebanon’s premier said his government can overcome differences with the International Monetary Fund over a proposed law that would let depositors recover billions of dollars trapped in the country’s beleaguered banking sector. The IMF “want more clarifications on a number of matters,” Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Bloomberg in an interview. “In my view, any observations and remarks constitute a gap that can be bridged.” Salam’s administration in December advanced the so-called financial gap law that allows depositors to reclaim as much as $100,000 each over the next four years, with larger sums being converted into bonds backed by the central bank’s assets. Cash payouts will be financed by local lenders and the regulator.
