Le Liban a entamé, lundi, des négociations avec le Fonds monétaire international (FMI) autour des mesures de soutien visant à sortir le pays de la pire crise économique de son histoire. « Nous espérons que les négociations seront conclues le plus tôt possible, mais étant donné la complexité des questions, il est possible que d'autres cycles aient lieu », a déclaré le vice-Premier ministre Saadé Chami, qui dirige la délégation libanaise. Le Liban espère obtenir un plan de sauvetage financier pour relancer une économie à la dérive depuis deux ans, sachant que l'Etat libanais a fait défaut sur sa dette souveraine en 2020, une première dans son histoire. Les responsables libanais ont convenu d'évaluer les pertes du secteur financier à 69 milliards de dollars comme base de négociation avec le FMI. Selon Riad Salamé, le gouverneur de la Banque centrale, le Liban aurait besoin « de 12 à 15 milliards de dollars pour relancer son économie ». 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