World Bank2014-08-212014-08-212007-01-20https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19621The Government of Lebanon current reform agenda includes a number of proposals to expand reform efforts, as well as to introduce effective and efficient sector policies and expenditure programs. The draft program also includes key proposals to improve Lebanon's business environment. This program needs to be agreed, articulated and supported by adequate resources. The speed and strength of this process are critical for avoiding a severe deterioration in public finances and returning the Lebanese economy to a path of growth. This report sets out an overall framework starting, in Section I, with a discussion of the prevailing macro/fiscal challenges and the complexities added to it by the hostilities. Section II presents the elements of a reform program to promote recovery and sustainable growth. Section III discusses the role of donors in providing financial and technical assistance in support of the Government's program. Section IV reiterates the importance of building consensus around the reform agenda. The report is based on detailed technical analysis of economic, social and infrastructure sectors in terms of the impact of the hostilities and priorities for reform over the next several years.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYAGRICULTUREAUDITINGBANK DEPOSITSBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURESBANKSBANQUE DU LIBANBARRIERS TO ENTRYBASIC EDUCATIONBENEFICIARYBLOCK GRANTSCAPITAL BUDGETINGCASH MANAGEMENTCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL BANKCIVIL SERVICECOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPETITION POLICYCONDITIONAL CASHCONFLICTCONSOLIDATIONDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT RESTRUCTURINGDEBT SERVICEDEBT SERVICINGDEPOSITSDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESDONOR AGENCIESDONOR GRANTDONOR SUPPORTECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DOWNTURNECONOMIC PERFORMANCEEDUCATION SUBSIDIESELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENTFAMILY SUPPORTFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SECTORFISCAL BALANCEFISCAL POLICIESFISCAL REFORMSFORMAL EMPLOYMENTGDPGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH SPENDINGHEALTH SYSTEMHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINFLATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCEINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL DONORSLABOR MARKETSLABOR UNIONSLAWSLOSS OF LIVELIHOODSMATURITIESMATURITYMIDDLE EASTMONOPOLYMUNICIPALMUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONMUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTUREMUNICIPALITIESNORTH AFRICAORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREPENSIONPENSIONSPOORPORTSPRICE DISTORTIONSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLICPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC PENSIONPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC REVENUESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGREAL GDPRECOVERY PROGRAMREFORM PROGRAMREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREVENUE COLLECTIONRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MITIGATIONSHOCKSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGSTATE ASSETSSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSUPPORT NETWORKSSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETINGTAXTAX COMPLIANCETAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEURBAN PLANNINGVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWARWASTE DISPOSALWATER SUPPLYWORKING CAPITALWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTO10.1596/19621