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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Beirut - Ali Zeineddine

Rating Agencies Cite ‘Cautious’ Positive Outlook for Lebanon after Maritime Demarcation Deal with Israel

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (Reuters)

The conclusions of two international credit rating agencies agreed on the initial positive outlook for Lebanon and its economy following its signing of the US-mediated sea border deal with Israel.

“The agreement is credit positive for Lebanon because it establishes the necessary geopolitical security conditions for international energy companies to start exploration and the eventual recovery of Lebanon’s hydrocarbon resources,” Moody’s stated in its latest report.

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