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The Syrian crisis has strained Lebanon’s public finances, service delivery, and the environment. The crisis is expected to worsen poverty incidence among Lebanese. GDP growth in 2016 is estimated to have undergone a slight acceleration to reach an estimated 1.8 percent.

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Jobs for North Lebanon

Targeted interventions are Needed to deliver more and better jobs for North Lebanon, according to a new report.

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Disposing Contaminated Waste

Lebanon got rid of 91 tons of tons of high-risk persistent organic pollutants and the equipment using it.

Lebanon Economic Monitor- spring 2017

A Call for Action

The report presents a menu of reforms that would enable the country to rapidly turn the page of inaction and decline.

Lebanon At-A-Glance

One of the key issues facing Lebanon is the economic and social impact of the Syrian crisis, now in its seventh year. According to government and independent sources, up to 1.5 million Syrians, about a quarter of the Lebanese population, have taken refuge in Lebanon since the conflict started in March 2011. This has strained Lebanon’s public finances, service delivery, and the environment. The...

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24/7 Water Supply in Beirut: Fantasy or Reality?

The World Bank Group supports Lebanon through technical assistance and a wide range of operations, including the Water Supply Augmentation Project, better known as the Bisri Dam.

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