That prediction by OBG is baffling: There is something called "Spring Election" on the horizon, and the atmospherics could be just short of another major crisis ... OBG, here
"...Though Ouweijan is confident that Lebanon will be admitted to the WTO next year, many of the reforms required for accession have yet to be enacted. According to the Ministry of Economy and Trade, there are at least 10 items of legislation that are still either at the committee stage or awaiting approval by the parliament.
Though the Ministry has set a timeline of having this legislative package enacted by December, it is unlikely this deadline will be met.
The laws still to be voted on by parliament include legislation dealing with issues crucial to the WTO bid, including trade and licensing, animal quarantine regulations and laws on trade marks, industrial design and unfair competition. Some of these laws were forwarded by the relevant committees to parliament well over a year ago.
While there is a backlog of legislation awaiting parliamentary ratification, neither this government nor its predecessor can really be accused of dragging its feet on the issue of WTO membership. Lebanon's long running political crisis prevented parliament from convening for over a year until the agreement in Doha in May induced an end to the deadlock...."
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