Lebanon and IMF to restart technical talks on rescue funds
Al Jazeera
Prime Minister Mikati intends to resume negotiations on a bailout package after discussions fell apart a year ago.
Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund are set to hold technical discussions in the “coming days” to take on the country’s dire economic crisis.
“We have received a letter from Prime Minister [Najib] Mikati expressing the authorities’ interest in a Fund programme,” the IMF’s spokeswoman for the MENA region told Al Jazeera on Monday.
Earlier, the finance ministry issued a statement announcing it has “resumed interactions” with the international organisation.
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