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IMF, World Bank members look at Gaza reconstruction, challenges ahead

The World Bank, UN and European Union had estimated in February that it would cost more than $50 billion to rebuild Gaza, and are finalizing a new interim estimate of $70 billion.

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Palestinians pass by rubble, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.
A member of police walks near a burning tyre lit by demonstrators during a protest near Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon October 5, 2022.

Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash

Decades of profligate spending by the country's ruling elite sent the economy into a tailspin in late 2019, with depositors locked out of their accounts as debt-laden banks shut down.

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Member of the Lebanese army stands at the entrance of Deir Mimas, Southern Lebanon, February 17, 2025

Lebanese government to seek new IMF program, policy statement says

New Lebanese government to pursue IMF talks, restructure banks, and address economic collapse.

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FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.

Despite concerns about Israel's financial standing, history proves optimistic - opinion

As Moody released its report on Israel, questions arise of whether the war will bolster or cripple the economy amidst halted investments, workforce disruptions, and increased defense spending

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Shurat Hadin to IMF: Condition Lebanon aid on blackballing Hezbollah

“For all intents and purposes, the failed Lebanese state has become a puppet of Hezbollah and its patrons in Tehran.”

AUGUST 27, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A Hezbollah flag flutters in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, Lebanon July 28, 2020

IMF predicts deeper global recession due to coronavirus pandemic

Although many economies have begun to reopen, lockdowns and social distancing have hit both investment and consumption.

JUNE 24, 2020ByREUTERS
A man counts a wad of Philippine Peso bills in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines September 19, 2018.

IMF: Europe, Asia risk coronavirus relapse if lockdowns eased too soon

"In charting their path out of this unprecedented lockdown, the economies in Asia and Europe should proceed carefully and resist the urge to do too much too soon and risk a relapse."

MAY 12, 2020ByREUTERS
A woman wearing a face mask sits next to a fruit stall at a residential area after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 11, 2020

Iranian dissidents oppose IMF loan to Tehran’s rulers

The clerical regime has sufficient funds to combat coronavirus, says group.

APRIL 5, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Iranian women wear protective masks to prevent contracting coronavirus, as they walk in the street in Tehran, Iran February 25, 2020.