Recent reports that Lebanon could have a new cabinet in a matter of weeks (having not had one for nine months) have raised hopes that the deteriorating public finances may finally be brought under control. However, we doubt that there will be much progress until after parliamentary elections, scheduled for November. Even then, there are good reasons to think that the public debt ratio may continue to rise.
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