Economics and Policy Lebanon is expected to host a donor conference in November as the government seeks to secure additional aid to weather the increasing economic burden resulting from the influx of Syrian refugees to the country. More from The Daily Star Syria’s pound has recovered about 40 percent against the dollar in the past month, gains that Central Bank Governor Adib Mayaleh said were due to the waning risk of a US strike and government intervention. More from Bloomberg Wealthy Gulf states are likely to see their oil and gas revenues drop next year but heavy government spending and increasingly energetic private sectors will keep economic growth robust. More from Reuters Companies and Business Lebanon's finance ministry promised Monday to pay the state’s outstanding debts to contractors in four installments before the end of this year. More from The Daily Star More than $100m
