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Constitutional Council annuls three articles of Lebanon’s amended Bank Recovery Law
The annulment sends the law back to the Parliament, putting a dent at Lebanon’s hopes of a streamlined IMF package
MENA to contract 3.8% this year before an 8% rebound, the IMF predicts
Oil exporters take the hit from the Hormuz closure, oil importers hold up on remittances and tourism, and Egypt gets…
The IMF wants Lebanon’s Financial Gap Law to hold the line on hierarchy of claims, but the Central Bank wants carve-outs
The longer the standoff runs, the more the losses keep landing on depositors and taxpayers while the banks clean up…
Lebanon hopes for IMF agreement as financial gap law becomes the last obstacle
A full IMFpackage hinges on parliament passing the financial gap law, but there’s no vote scheduled yet
IMF wants independent administrators running Lebanese banks during losses assessment, but Beirut is hesitant
PLUS: UAE lobbies to come off travel warning lists as Dubai tourism posts its sharpest rebound since the Iran war
IMF and World Bank endorse Syria’s fiscal reforms as recovery gathers pace
The IMF sees growth hitting double digits this year and the World Bank is rewarding Damascus’ reforms with bigger grants
IMF downgrades MENA growth as Hormuz disruption chokes Gulf energy output
Egypt emerged as a bright spot in the region with 4.6% expected growth this year
Modi to visit UAE, skipping the rest of the Gulf, as part of five-country tour
Plus: No summer salvation for Lebanon
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