Lebanon`s team of IMF negotiators loses another key official
(WorldNews Politics)

A key member of the Lebanese government team negotiating a bailout from the International Monetary Fund resigned on Monday, the second official to quit this month as authorities struggle to come together to save an economy in free fall. The Finance Ministry`s director general, Alain Bifani, said he`s leaving to protest the government`s handling of the country`s worst financial meltdown in decades. The departure of Bifani, who`s been in the job since 2000 and also sits on the board of the central bank, follows the resignation of Henri Chaoul, an adviser to the Finance Ministry. Bifani has played a pivotal role in drafting the government`s rescue plan and faced accusations of taking a hard...