Lebanon: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1. The position of president remains vacant following the expiration of President Michel Suleiman's term on May 24, 2014; new presidential elections have been continually postponed as political parties boycott the process 2. The World Bank estimates that the Syrian civil war cost Lebanon $20 billion from March 2011 to December 2014, mainly due to its struggle to cope with more than a million refugees 3. Through 2021, the IMF expects economic growth to average 2.4 percent annually; over the same period, inflation will average 1.55 percent annually 4. Saudi Arabia cancels military assistance to Lebanon following diplomatic row with Beirut; U.S. continues military deliveries to Lebanon despite lack of Saudi financing.