Final Negotiations Around Circular 151
Maurice Matta 2024-02-02 12:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
All eyes are on the meeting of the Central Council of the Banque du Liban, scheduled for today, led by the vice-governor Wassim Mansouri, alongside council members. The agenda for this meeting, initially set for Wednesday and rescheduled due to some members' travel, includes the amendment of Circular 151 after extensive weeks of discussions and ...
Budget 2024: No Reforms, No Vision, Only Taxes and Fees
Maurice Matta 2024-01-29 13:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Lebanese Parliament approved last weekend, within the constitutional timeframe, the draft budget law for the year 2024, after bringing in the necessary amendments. However, the draft law neglected to include crucial reforms that could help the country come out of its financial collapse. The Parliament-approved budget underwent a thorough ...
Will the State Council Suspend Mikati’s Decision?
Maurice Matta 2024-01-23 12:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following the adoption of fourteen laws during the Parliament sessions on December 14 and 15 and the decision of the Council of Ministers, during its session on December 19, to issue these laws in the name of the President of the Republic, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati signed only eleven laws, deciding not to publish three others, ...
Teachers’ Strike: Can Halabi Turn the Tide?
Maurice Matta 2024-01-22 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Teachers' Syndicate in Lebanon is set to go on strike in all private schools across the country tomorrow, Tuesday, unless private educational institutions comply with the teachers' demands. This follows the withdrawal of the Union of Private Educational Institutions from the agreement sponsored by the Minister of Education, which seeks to ...