01816cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017370 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475570625 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Lebanon : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (61 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper analyzes the impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon's economy. Output growth in Lebanon has fallen sharply since the onset of the Syrian crisis and is too low to accommodate new job seekers, or to address the needs of Lebanon's more vulnerable population. Moreover, low growth is taking a toll on public debt dynamics, raising the prospect of higher borrowing costs and constrained social and investment spending-both are much needed to improve the quality of public spending and direct it toward more useful and productive uses. The authorities have presented an ambitious proposal to the international community, which centers on a multiyear effort to stimulate growth and employment through a targeted series of investment initiatives. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/020 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/020/002.2017.issue-020-en.xml IMF e-Library