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Lebanon Secures $400M World Bank Loan Amid Crisis

4/24/2025

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Lebanon's finance minister, Yassine Jaber, has secured initial approval to boost a World Bank reconstruction loan from $250 million to $400 million, part of a larger $1 billion aid package aimed at revitalizing the nation amid its dire economic crisis. Jaber reaffirmed the government's dedication to reforms, despite rising tensions with Hezbollah and Iran.

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Lebanon's finance minister, Yassine Jaber, has secured initial approval to boost a World Bank reconstruction loan from $250 million to $400 million, part of a larger $1 billion aid package aimed at revitalizing the nation amid its dire economic crisis. Jaber reaffirmed the government's dedication to reforms, despite rising tensions with Hezbollah and Iran.