CEDRE Reforms: Government Infrastructure Plans, Should Allow Private Sector to Enter
Tajadod Headquarters, Beirut, Lebanon | October 31, 2018
Earlier in 2018, the Lebanese government held a conference asking international donors for $17 billion in loans, as a means to fund infrastructure projects and promising structural reforms in return.
A workshop held by the Al-Tajaddod Movement discussed three policy papers on the feasibility of government reforms. LIMS Senior Policy Analyst Mr. Majdi Aref participated in the discussion and cautioned against increasing the debt level. The private sector should be allowed to invest in infrastructure, instead of relying on government spending, especially because Lebanon presently ranks in as one of the most indebted countries in the world.
