LEBANON
A SUPPLEMENT TO EUROMONEY/FEBRUARY 1998
Lebanon aims for the millennium
After the war, the reconstruction. It means $15 million-worth of damage has to be repaired to say nothing of international sentiment. But, as Jules Stewart reports, the international banks are back and optimism is returning
The 1989 Ta’if Accord put an end to more than 15 years of civil war in Lebanon. The country’s task is now to rebuild its shattered economy and infrastructure. About 150,000 people were killed in factional fighting between 1975 and 1990, and physical damage is estimated at more than $15 billion.
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