Naharnet: Countries that want to wean themselves from the fossil fuels that cause climate change will get a road map aimed at guiding them on an economy-transforming journey toward renewable energies at the U.N. climate talks Tuesday. Brazil, which…
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CH23: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber said after meeting with the International Monetary Fund mission that the state would bear part of the losses under the financial gap law, to the extent permitted by public debt sustainability. Jaber explained that there is no disagreement with the International Monetary Fund over the law; rather, the discussion focuses on an accounting issue…
CH23: “An illegal tax”—this is how the Banking Association’s lawyer, Akram Azouri, settled the debate over the prominent financial and tax dispute between the “Revenue Directorate – Income Tax Department” and the Banking Association, concerning the department’s demand that banks pay a tax estimated at around 700 million US dollars, linked to the accounting treatment…
An-Nahar: Cannabis cultivation in Lebanon faces major challenges between implementing the law and the stalling of decrees, affecting farmers and the local economy in Baalbek…
