(AGENPARL) - Roma, 23 Marzo 2023 - (AGENPARL) – gio 23 marzo 2023 [Mission Concluding Statements](http://www.imf.org/cgi-shl/create_x.pl?ms)
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[Lebanon: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2023/03/23/lebanon-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2023-article-iv-mission?cid=em-COM-123-46297)
MARCH 23, 2023
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Lebanon is at a particularly difficult juncture. For over three years, it has been facing an unprecedented crisis, with severe economic dislocation, a dramatic depreciation of the Lebanese lira and triple-digit inflation that have had a staggering impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. Unemployment and emigration have increased sharply, and poverty is at historically high levels. The provision of basic services like electricity, public health, and public education have been severely disrupted, and essential social support programs and public investment have collapsed. More broadly, capacity in public administration has been critically weakened. Banks are unable to extend credit to the economy and bank deposits are mostly inaccessible to customers. The presence of a large number of refugees exacerbates Lebanon’s challenges.
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