Lebanon's Finance Ministry Settles the $600 Million Dispute Over Eurobond Profit Tax

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1. 3 Nov 2026, 08:20 A report addressed a $600 million sum and a fierce battle being waged by Sfeir and his group to evade their financial obligations, without further details on the nature of these obligations or the parties involved.
2. 3 Nov 2026, 17:46 A report by Lebanon Debate said the treasury rights file had returned to the forefront and that the Finance Ministry had settled the controversy over the $600 million sum, without further details on the nature of the dispute or the content of the decision.
3. 3 Nov 2026, 17:55 The Finance Ministry issued an explanatory statement in response to reports and interviews about demanding banks pay taxes on unrealized Eurobond profits worth $600 million. It clarified that the Association of Banks in Lebanon had inquired on 23 September 2024 about applying Article 7, Clause 8 of the Income Tax Law, and that the ministry adopted the opinion of the Legislation and Consultation Authority (11/2025), which concurred with the opinion of the Income Directorate that the clause cannot be applied to provisions, noting that it had asked the banks...

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