Key Documents
Lebanon Economic Monitor – The Deliberate Depression
The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon.
Contribution to the Lebanese Government’s Financial Plan
An executive summary: Five strategic priorities for an orderly resolution of the current crisis.
Lebanon’s Economic Crisis: Current Conditions and the Way Forward
A report of the roots of the crisis. One being a significant number of theories emerged recently on the roots and causes of the current intense financial crisis, some blaming the State for its long years of mismanagement.
Building a Better Lebanon:
In this report, written June 2021, the co-authors explore the best way out of this crisis.
The IMF and Lebanon: The long road ahead
An assessment of how Lebanon’s economy may be stabilized while battling a triple crisis and recovering from a deadly blast.
Lebanon Government Reform Plan
An Executive Summary: The Lebanese Government's Financial Recovery Plan
Lebanon Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF)
Following the Port of Beirut explosion on August 4, 2020, the World Bank Group, including EU and UN, developed the Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) in order to address Lebanon's immediate needs.
Lebanon Financing Facility for Reform/Recovery – FAQ
The 3RF is structured around four strategic pillars: (1) improving governance and accountability; (2) jobs and opportunities; (3) social protection, inclusion, and culture; and (4) improving services and infrastructure.