We welcome the year 2025 with renewed hope despite the immense challenges facing Lebanon.
Throughout 2024, we have challenged ourselves to stay relevant to our constituents in pursuing our mission to build national competencies in public financial management and provide decision-makers with evidence-based research, while the crisis were decimating remaining capabilities across the public sector; ones that take substantive time and effort to rebuild.
We acted that “While crises do not last, strong institutions do”. We remained steadfast in our choices and committed to collaborative work that strengthens institutions, responsibilizes citizens, and creates a conducive ecosystem for development and change.
Informed by national economic and financial data and global trends, our team has outlined a plan for 2025, which includes :
1. Promoting societal dialogue on available solutions for public finance and governance reforms, including public investment management, tax reform, social spending, budgeting, public procurement, and more.
2. Sustaining efforts to enhance budget transparency through the Citizen Budget, the Lebanon Budget data platform, and fostering public understanding of the budget, especially among economic journalists and civil society organizations.
3. Building national capacities in public procurement through specialized programs and supporting tools on planning, contract management, and more.
4. Enhancing national capacities in public financial management through new training programs such as public accounting and stock management.
5. Strengthening the capabilities of our trainers through programs that support their career advancement, expose them to state-of-the-art knowledge modern learning their fields of expertise and enhance their skills in adult training methods.
6. Raising financial and economic awareness among the youth and promoting their involvement in public affairs.
7. Collaborating with international partners on initiatives addressing critical topics such as the State budget, economic development, and digital transformation.
The Library of Finance will also continue raising awareness on the latest local and global financial and economic developments through its webinars, podcasts, and other activities.
Finally, we invite all of you to explore the Institute's "Nataallam" e-learning platform and enroll in its programs.
As we move forward with our 2025 program, the institute's management and team remain at your service, fully invested in their mission of public service.
