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The loan aims at enhancing financial inclusion, developing payment and settlement systems. (Shutterstock)

February 15th, 2019 - 08:50 GMT

$96 Million Loan to Support Jordan's Banking Sector

The government and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) on Thursday signed a loan agreement for 23 million Arab accounting dinars, equivalent to $96 million.

The IMF has pledged support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

February 10th, 2013 - 08:30 GMT

IMF offers Lebanon for Syrian refugees

Lebanon and Canada has signed agreements designed to boost cooperation in infrastructure and investment

January 27th, 2013 - 07:09 GMT

Lebanon and Canada forge closer ties

Former Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

January 23rd, 2013 - 08:54 GMT

Syria freezes assets of Hariri, Saqr — report

Lebanon has been crippled by winter storms as the government approves a new financial aid to those affected

January 10th, 2013 - 09:58 GMT

The Levant winter storm: Lebanon approves $2 million emergency funding

A strike by electrical workers in Lebanon coupled with poor weather is causing more blackouts than usual

January 10th, 2013 - 09:23 GMT

Levant storm and Liban strike: Lebanon sinking into darknes

Strike action by electrical workers in Lebanon could further exacerbate weather related power cuts

January 9th, 2013 - 12:42 GMT

Strike by electricity workers in Lebanon compounds weather problems

Electricity workers are threatening an open-ended strike in Lebanon, due to start next week

January 8th, 2013 - 12:07 GMT

Lebanon: Electricity workers threaten open-ended strike

Morsi has fired his finance minister in a mini-reshuffle ahead of a new round of IMF talks

January 6th, 2013 - 09:56 GMT

Morsi fires finance minister ahead of IMF talks

Jordan is desperately trying to slash it's growing budget deficit

January 6th, 2013 - 08:02 GMT

Jordan increases effort to slash budget deficit

Bahrain has signed six financing agreements totalling $448 million with the Saudi Development Fund

December 31st, 2012 - 10:16 GMT

Bahrain signs Saudi-backed GCC development projects

Bahrain to sell oil at $90 a barrel, lower than predictions of $100 from OPEC

December 27th, 2012 - 07:18 GMT

Bahrain's to undercut oil suppliers in 2013 with $90 a barrel

Lebanon's budget deficit soared to almost 20 per cent of spending, in the first eight months of 2012

December 23rd, 2012 - 06:42 GMT

Lebanon's budget deficit soars