Afew months ago, a Lebanese politician from the parliamentary minority hinted at the possibility of cancelling the Paris III agreements of January 2007, during which some $7.6 billion destined to support major reforms in the Lebanese economy were pledged by the international community. But can the Paris III process really be reversed? And if so, what would be the consequences? Nassib Ghobril, head economist at Byblos Bank, is of the opinion that, “the objections of certain political factions to Paris III that were recently reported in the press about the possibility of canceling Paris III can be put in the framework of political haggling. This particular statement was made during the negotiations dovetailing the ministerial declaration. They appear to be only political motivated and are thus far from being a realistic proposal.” During the past two years, the overall implementation of Paris III, including privatization of key sectors, among them
