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Dr. Sami Geadah was a career economist at the International Monetary Fund, providing policy advice as staff and as a member of the Executive Board. He is an Associate Fellow at the American University of Beirut’s Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Lebanon’s monetary crisis and the future of the Central Bank
While the banking crisis remains unresolved, there is still ample scope for Lebanon’s central bank to advance reforms and set the stage for a sustainable economic recovery even without a comprehensive reform program supported by the IMF.