Economy

Jaber: We hope the financial gap law will be passed before March

LebaneseInsider aggregation service13 Nov 2026 · 13:28Beirut time

WHAT TO KNOWFrom LBCI

Finance Minister Yassin Jaber confirmed that a statement from the International Monetary Fund will be issued today, expressing hope that an agreement with the Fund will be signed in the coming period. He noted that there has been progress in the IMF meetings. He revealed that there was agreement to have a small committee follow up on the proposals and developments. The finance minister said: “Our first goal is to restore…”

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What the sources say led here

According to a report on the IMF discussions, the preliminary agreement with the Fund was linked to approval of the financial-gap bill after the losses and arrangements for repaying bank deposits were determined; some details remained unfinished. 5 reasons delaying the signing of the preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund

What the sources say about the impact

Jaber said the government’s first aim was to reactivate banking in Lebanon, support economic development and restore confidence in the banking sector. He said about 90% of depositors would be able to recover their money in the first phase. LBCI ↗ · IMLebanon ↗

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Yassine Jaber: Lebanon’s finance minister and head of the Lebanese negotiating delegation in the IMF talks. He presented the government’s aim of reactivating banking and said a smaller committee would complete the financial-gap bill’s details. LBCI ↗ · Lebanon Debate ↗ · National News Agency ↗
Amer Bisat: Lebanon’s economy and trade minister. He said a smaller committee would work through the technical details of the bill for submission to parliament. LBCI ↗ · CH23 ↗ · National News Agency ↗
Karim Said: Governor of Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank; he took part in the IMF discussions alongside the Lebanese delegation. CH23 ↗ · National News Agency ↗
George Ma'arawi: Director General of Finance and a participant in the Lebanese delegation’s discussions with the IMF. CH23 ↗ · National News Agency ↗

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Jaber: We hope the financial gap law will be passed before March