Bahia Hariri visited Basil Fleihan Institute

The Basil Fleihan Institute for Financial and Economic Affairs hosted a delegation of young people from the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development in a workshop on the management of public funds and the budget of 2019. The head of the institution, Bahia Hariri, was satisfied with the signing of the finance law by President Michel Aoun. It included "variables", despite "a lot of confusion".

"This workshop allowed participants to become better acquainted with the work of the Ministry of Finance and the process of preparing public budgets as well as the tax revenues and other variables involved in the current budget, with a view to contributing to the dissemination of a budget. culture of the budget and partnership with the community. "

Hariri praised the effectiveness of the Institute's work team, noting that a law could be proposed on mandatory financial training in the public sector.

The workshop included an overview of the history and objectives of the Institute, as well as the importance of training and capacity building, particularly in the areas of public money management, citizens and partnership in the development of public policies. In the world and Lebanon, and on the state of public finances, the public budget and recent trends in the world, such as program balance, performance and gender responsive budgeting. She pointed out that the workshop had also addressed procurement in general in Lebanon and its role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including through green procurement or green procurement, including specifications and technical and administrative requirements. takes into account environmental, social and economic sustainability standards in public administrations and institutions, as well as in municipalities and federations.