Economics

IMF Says Lebanon’s Economic Plan Welcome Step But More Is Needed

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Lebanon’s plan to avert a financial crisis is a step in the right direction but more measures are needed to restore growth and confidence, a senior IMF official said, as mass anti-government protests roil the Arab country.