Brussels, 28/08/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 20 August, the European Commission put forward that the EU Council of Ministers should allocate macro-financial aid to Lebanon consisting of a grant and a loan with a view to supporting public finance and the country's balance of payments. The aid proposed would contribute to the budgetary consolidation efforts made by Lebanon to bring its public deficit back down to a manageable level through implementation of its economic reform programme. It...