国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Lebanese analysts cast doubts on govt economic reform measures
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Saad">Saad</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span>.</p><p><span word="Nassib">Nassib</span> <span word="Ghobril">Ghobril</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Byblos">Byblos</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohammad">Mohammad</span> <span word="Aboul">Aboul</span> <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banker">banker</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2020 <span word="state">state</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 0.6-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>, <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="by">by</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reconstruction">Reconstruction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="by">by</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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