Economics
Lebanon Turns to IMF After Default With Plea for $10 Billion Aid
- Hezbollah has given government green light for IMF loan
- Lebanon seeks billions of dollars to implement fiscal reforms
Protesters gather outside the headquarters of the Lebanese central bank in Beirut, on April 28.
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Lebanon’s government will seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund after signing off on a rescue plan to begin overhauling an economy facing its worst financial crisis in decades.