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  "title": "Lebanon: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation",
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  "summary": "Lebanon recovered from the financial shock triggered by Prime Minister Hariri’s assassination. Executive Directors supported the strategy of debt reduction through sustained fiscal adjustment.",
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      "content": "- Lebanon recovered from the financial shock triggered by Prime Minister Hariri’s assassination.\n- Executive Directors supported the strategy of debt reduction through sustained fiscal adjustment.\n- The proactive stance of banking sector supervision was welcomed.\n- Recommendation to adopt a strong securities regulator with adequate legal protection to enhance the stability of the stock market."
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      "content": "- Reduce red tape and corruption to strengthen the environment for private sector activity.\n- Reactivate the liberalization and privatization of the telecom sector.\n- Strengthen contract enforcement.\n- Accelerate structural reforms to support private sector development and financial stability."
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      "heading": "Financial sector and market stability",
      "content": "- Support for continued, proactive banking sector supervision as a pillar of financial stability.\n- Encourage establishment of a strong securities regulator with adequate legal protection to enhance stock market stability."
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      "content": "- Pages: 60\n- Volume: 2006\n- Issue: 201\n- Series: Country Report No. 2006/201\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822694.002\n- Stock No: 1LBNEA2006002\n- ISBN: 9781451822694\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Publication date on page: June 9, 2006\n\nSource: Lebanon: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation (IMF Staff Country Reports).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr06201\n  - cr06201 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr06201 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: June 9, 2006",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822694.002",
    "Lebanon recovered from the financial shock triggered by Prime Minister Hariri’s assassination.",
    "Executive Directors supported the strategy of debt reduction through sustained fiscal adjustment.",
    "The proactive stance of banking sector supervision was welcomed.",
    "Recommendation to adopt a strong securities regulator with adequate legal protection to enhance the stability of the stock market.",
    "Reduce red tape and corruption to strengthen the environment for private sector activity.",
    "Reactivate the liberalization and privatization of the telecom sector.",
    "Strengthen contract enforcement.",
    "Accelerate structural reforms to support private sector development and financial stability.",
    "Support for continued, proactive banking sector supervision as a pillar of financial stability.",
    "Encourage establishment of a strong securities regulator with adequate legal protection to enhance stock market stability.",
    "Pages: 60",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822694.002",
    "Stock No: 1LBNEA2006002",
    "ISBN: 9781451822694",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Publication date on page: June 9, 2006",
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