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Reuters
Reuters
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By Timour Azhari

Lebanon parliament passes amendments to banking secrecy law - Reuters witness

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri holds a legislative session in Beirut, Lebanon July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday passed long-awaited amendments to a banking secrecy law, according to a Reuters witness, in the first step towards reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

However, the amendments were watered down from the original proposal, leading one of the architects of the country's economic recovery to say he would seek feedback from the IMF.

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