Lebanon Needs to Reform or Risk Disappearing, France Says

  • Public procurement, banks must be reformed, minister says
  • France’s Le Drian says emergencies threaten Lebanon’s survival

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Lebanon must carry out structural reforms if it wants to receive international aid -- or even survive, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, piling pressure on politicians to name a new premier.