After Washington discussions, the banking reform project is on the Finance Committee's agenda
Discussions between the Lebanese ministerial and parliamentary delegation in Washington highlighted the importance of passing reform laws between the government and the Parliament.
While the financial regularization project remains a fundamental demand and an essential step that the government must focus on, discussing it and referring it to the Parliament to distribute commitments between the state, the Central Bank of Lebanon, and the banks, the banking reform project is set to be on the agenda of the Finance Committee on Wednesday, in a session called by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, after his return from Washington, to discuss the project which was referred by the government of Nawaf Salam just a few days ago.
Eyes will be on the path the discussions on the law will take at the committee table, especially since its chairman has repeatedly called for an audit of the banks' assets in Lebanon and abroad as a starting point to determine how to return depositors' funds.
A few days ago, the Parliament passed amendments to banking secrecy after being referred by the government.
