Lebanon

It now appears that President Emile Lahoud will remain in office for another three years after his term expires in November. Where this will leave Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who... 2004-09-08

Parliament has agreed an amendment to the constitution which will allow President Emile Lahoud to extend his term for another three years starting in November. BMI View: While there... 2004-09-06

The government is keenly aware that one of the main fall-outs from political infighting could be a loss of confidence in the Lebanese economy, particular from international circles.... 2004-07-08

Despite the government deadlock in carrying out economic reforms and pushing ahead with privatisation, anecdotal data suggest that confidence remains fairly unaffected and output... 2004-07-05

Despite the serious public debt problem and the political stalemate between President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, indicators suggest that domestic confidence in... 2004-07-05

The Lebanese government is increasingly asserting its independent political identity and the visit by Foreign Minister Jean Obeid to Turkey in mid-April illustrated Beirut's attempts... 2004-04-15

Banque du Liban said that foreign currency reserves rose to US$12.56bn in mid-February, from US$12.25bn at the end of January. We expect reserves to remain high for most of 2004 as... 2004-02-18

Political infighting over the two GSM networks continues and the government has now agreed new terms for the offer. BMI View: The new terms are likely to be less attractive to potential... 2004-02-18

Municipal elections, which will be held in May, have bought the idiosyncrasies of Lebanon's constitution to the fore once again. Aside from the fact that the constitution dictates... 2004-02-18