Caretaker Prime Minister, Hassan Diab received at the Grand Serail, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Ferid Belhaj, Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, and Lebanon’s Representative on the World Bank Board of Directors, Dr. Merza Hassan, and Regional Director of the Mashreq Department at the World Bank, Saroj Kumar Jha, in the presence of Minister Zeina Akar.

The meeting deliberated on the relevant mechanisms for the implementation of WB-funded projects in full transparency, especially the emergency social safety net project targeting the most vulnerable Lebanese families.