IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters that reforms were needed to arrest the “severe and deepening crisis” facing the Lebanese economy.
She said IMF official Jihad Azour, a former Lebanese finance minister, was on temporary leave to avoid any perceived conflict of interest, after his nomination by Lebanon’s opposition, independent and main Christian parties to challenge Hezbollah-backed candidate Suleiman Franjieh for the presidency.
Source: Zawya
