Jaber, World Bank coordinate reform agenda ahead of November visit
10/23/2025 4:13:00 PM
Finance Minister Yassine Jaber met with the World Bank’s Resident Representative in Lebanon, Enrique Armas, with whom he reviewed preparations for the upcoming visit of the Bank’s Executive Directors to Lebanon in early November. Discussions covered ongoing cooperation between the Finance Ministry and the World Bank in digital transformation, governance, and transparency initiatives.
Jaber reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to maintaining its productive partnership with the Bank “to advance financial and administrative reforms and reinforce fiscal stability,” while Armas reiterated the Bank’s “continued support for the Lebanese government’s priorities and efforts to promote economic stability and development.”
Jaber also received a joint delegation from the French Court of Accounts, the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), and the OECD/SIGMA program, accompanied by senior ministry officials. Talks focused on enhancing cooperation between the Finance Ministry and Lebanon’s Court of Accounts, strengthening public finance oversight, modernizing the legislative and institutional framework, and exchanging expertise in auditing and digitalization.
The minister stressed that “empowering the Court of Accounts is central to transparency and accountability,” adding that modernizing financial and auditing laws and building institutional capacity are key pillars of Lebanon’s reform agenda.
Later, Jaber met with Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar.
Jaber reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to maintaining its productive partnership with the Bank “to advance financial and administrative reforms and reinforce fiscal stability,” while Armas reiterated the Bank’s “continued support for the Lebanese government’s priorities and efforts to promote economic stability and development.”
Jaber also received a joint delegation from the French Court of Accounts, the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), and the OECD/SIGMA program, accompanied by senior ministry officials. Talks focused on enhancing cooperation between the Finance Ministry and Lebanon’s Court of Accounts, strengthening public finance oversight, modernizing the legislative and institutional framework, and exchanging expertise in auditing and digitalization.
The minister stressed that “empowering the Court of Accounts is central to transparency and accountability,” adding that modernizing financial and auditing laws and building institutional capacity are key pillars of Lebanon’s reform agenda.
Later, Jaber met with Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar.