President Michel Aoun met on Friday with the head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Lebanon, Chris Jarvis, to discuss the economic situation and the measures that have been adopted to implement the economic growth plan.
According to a statement from presidency, the meeting addressed the financial situation in the country and the government’s directives with regards to the expected reforms in various fields.
Minister of Finance Ali Hassan Khalil said during his meeting with Jarvis that work was underway to complete the state budget within the deadlines set by parliament.
It includes a set of reforms commensurate with the direction of the government’s ministerial statement and his ministry’s plans to handle public finances.
The international envoy will return to Beirut in the next three months to follow up on the development of the financial situation in Lebanon.
