{"id":60302,"date":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/60302\/finance-ministry-director-general-resigns-amid-worsening-economic-crisis"},"modified":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","slug":"finance-ministry-director-general-resigns-amid-worsening-economic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/60302\/finance-ministry-director-general-resigns-amid-worsening-economic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Ministry Director General Resigns Amid Worsening Economic Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"Senior Lebanese finance ministry official, Alain Bifani, who is also a part of the negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund, has officially resigned today after 20 years in service.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><i>Editorial Purpose: <\/b>We are sharing this piece of content in the hopes that you will scrutinize every institution&#8217;s projects and spending.<\/i><br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlainBifani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlainBifani<\/a><\/p>\u2014 (@ALJADEEDNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALJADEEDNEWS\/status\/1277530670139609089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  He is currently holding a press conference to explain the reasons behind his resignation, but told Al-Jadeed earlier today that the &#8220;reckless&#8221; way in which politicians have handled the country\u2019s crisis is what pushed him to resign.<br \/>  <br \/>  &#8220;I submitted my resignation because we reached a dead end and a high level of risks that could no longer be dealt with silently,&#8221; he announced in the press conference.<br \/>  <br \/>  Henri Chaoul (former member of the Lebanese International Monetary Fund negotiating team) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/60237\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted his resignation<\/a> earlier this month, accusing politicians and authorities of settling for a \u201cpopulist agenda\u201d and \u201coptions to dismiss the magnitude\u201d of the crisis.<br \/>  <br \/>  Is this more proof that the Lebanese system will never be reformed?<br \/>  <br \/>  More like this:<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/60237\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Member Of IMF Negotiation Team Resigns Over Lebanese Government&#8217;s &#8220;Unwillingness&#8221; To Reform Or Restructure<\/a><\/b><br \/>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Lebanese finance ministry official, Alain Bifani, who is also a part of the negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund, has officially resigned today after 20 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