Lebanon

Lebanon joined IFC in 1956. To the end of fiscal year 2007, IFC has committed about $502 million of its own funds in the country and arranged about $230 million in syndications and guarantee participations. IFC's strategy focuses in Lebanon focuses on:

• Providing credit lines and other products to banks for on-lending to small and medium enterprises, as well as limited key direct investments in the services, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors
• Providing advisory services to support the Paris III reform efforts in the areas of business enabling environment, financial markets, small and medium enterprise development, public-private partnerships and privatizations through IFC PEP-MENA

Investments		Advisory Services
In fiscal year 2007, IFC committed $166 million, primarily in response to the July 2006 conflict and IFC’s support to the Government’s Paris III reform program. Learn more...		IFC PEP-MENA is engaged in advisory services projects in several areas. Learn more...
Doing Business in Lebanon		The World Bank Group & Lebanon
Our Doing Business indicators can inform you about starting a business in the country. Learn more...		Learn more about the World Bank Group's assistance to the country. Overview... Country Assistance Strategy... Data & Statistics...
IFC’s Key Contributions to Private Sector Development in Lebanon
IFC has played a key role in: Establishing the market for long-term mortgage financing Providing long-term financing for small and medium enterprises Raising awareness about the importance of corporate governance for businesses Providing advice on the reform of Middle East Airlines, the state-owned airline, to make it profitable Valuing a government-owned bank for subsequent sale to the private sector