2024-02-22 22:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
For the past few days, employees from various ministries have been alternating in announcing strikes to protest discrimination among civil servants. While some are entitled to or expected to receive special allowances, others are not. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for a freeze on the allocation of these funds. What is it all ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 21:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh discussed with the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Celeste Saulo, the prospects for developing cooperation between Lebanon and the WMO, on the sidelines of his participation in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Conference. Lebanon is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Telecommunications has denied reports of an increase in postal rates. In a statement, it asserted that it has not decided to increase postal rates and that any changes in this context are subject to approval by the Council of Ministers and the State Council. The Ministry pointed out that as soon as the 2024 budget was published ...
Nicolas Sbeih 2024-02-22 08:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The suspenseful series of "crisis exit plans" is continuing with great success on the government's encrypted channel, maintaining the same theme but varying in style and appellation. Over the past four years, we've had about 10 plans labeled "recovery," "rescue," "restructuring"... But in reality, these plans more closely resembled, in the ...
2024-02-21 21:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Constitutional Council (CC) suspended on Monday the application of five articles of the budget law for fiscal year 2024, following an invalidation appeal lodged by the Lebanese Forces (LF). What does this mean in practical terms, and what are the consequences of this decision? The Constitutional Council (CC) suspended on Monday the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iskandar Al-Hallak, Director of Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, announced in a press release on Wednesday that, in accordance with a decision taken by caretaker Minister of Finance Youssef Khalil, the department made tax stamp-printing machines available at treasuries in various regions. The assigned official must use the stamp printing ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) highlights the stagnation of the labor market in the Arab world, which lags behind the economic recovery. It recommends concerted efforts to enhance diversification and create employment opportunities in more flexible sectors. The report indicates that "the unemployment rate in the region is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations announced on Tuesday that they will allocate $100 million to support humanitarian crises in seven different countries, including Lebanon. In addition to Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Syria, Chad, Niger, and Honduras will benefit from this assistance, which comes from the United Nations Central Emergency ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Finance Youssef Khalil announced on Tuesday a decision to extend payment deadlines for certain taxes to spare taxpayers from incurring late payment fines. The deadline for filing the annual income tax return, salaries and wages (R5), individual annual statements (R6), and the annual global statement (R7) for the years 2022 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon’s electricity company, Électricité du Liban (EDL) reiterated its warning to public administrations, public institutions, water boards and individuals operating on behalf of the public sector, in the various regions of Lebanon, to pay their electricity bills (old and new), in cash (Lebanese pounds), by February 29. The public ...
Maurice Matta 2024-02-20 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A recent decision of the State Council was accepted following a review by the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), which nullified the government's directive in the financial recovery plan to cancel the Lebanese Central Bank (BDL) obligations in foreign currencies to banks. This decision dealt a significant blow to caretaker Prime Minister ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-19 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After Lebanon received a $34 million loan from the World Bank to restore the budgetary management of public services, several rumors started circulating on Monday, claiming that this amount would be distributed to 500 employees of the Ministry of Finance, a piece of information the said Ministry's press office rushed to deny. "In view of the ...