Billions deposited by the Lebanese people haven't disappeared, but won't be found simply by asking.

Memories of death and destruction during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel are still ripe among Lebanese people who have yet to recover. Meanwhile, it's in a deep economic crisis.

A trio of high-profile political or diplomatic institutions have looked again at Beirut but without enough attention on the financial aspect of its woes

The Banque du Liban's reputation at home and abroad is in tatters. To restore it, the next governor should be exceptional – independently minded, able to say 'no' and perhaps even a foreigner.

Politicians in Lebanon are no longer responsible for the grim state the country has reached. On one hand, there is a group that blames the policies of the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah for…