Nov 30, 2015
Lebanon’s membership bid to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Civil society should remain alert on the way forward
In addition to Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco;the European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentannouncedthe official request of membership made by Lebanon. If approved in December, Lebanon would then be able to apply to become a recepient of EBRD funding and investment. While ANND considers the decision as a crucial momentum to take a proactive role and to shed light on rights-based and development concerns,CSOs should be prepared to monitor the future projects funded by the Bank.
