A senior delegation from the International Monetary Fund arrived in Beirut on Wednesday, resuming negotiations over a long-delayed rescue package that could unlock billions in international aid.
The talks, which broke down earlier this year over disagreements on banking sector restructuring, are expected to focus on fiscal consolidation and central bank governance reforms.
Civil society groups staged a protest outside the Grand Serail, demanding that any deal include protections for small depositors who lost access to their savings.