Governance & public funds

He linked electricity outages to mismanagement and argued for treating the sector as a continuing public responsibility.

He proposed transferring private generators to municipalities and presented the proposal through a conference and ministerial meetings.

He visited the vehicle registration department with a delegation to inspect operations and discuss inspection reform and safety.

The report examines vehicle inspection tender terms and workers’ objections over contract continuity and rights.

He discussed vehicle inspection charges and the need for a new approach considering wages and social conditions.

Khaouli discussed Total’s delayed technical report and the limits of drawing conclusions about the economic zone from one well.

Khaouli criticized the oil company and petrol station strike, describing fuel supply as an essential responsibility.

He criticized the relationship between power cuts and generator profits and sought municipal ownership.

Khaouli commented on financial prosecutors’ charges against former ministers in telecommunications and accountability.

He criticized maintaining the lira’s fixed exchange rate without clear monetary policy and sought responses to its economic effects.

Coverage of a conference attended by Khaouli on mobile card pricing in Lebanese currency and dollar fluctuations.

He called for a swift governor appointment and warned about a monetary leadership vacancy during the crisis.

Khaouli criticized the approach to dollar pricing and its effects on people and markets.

A civil society delegation including Khaouli discussed launching the EITI stakeholder council with Energy Minister Walid Fayyad after state, company and civil society representation was completed.

At a press conference, Khaouli objected to treating telecommunications as a revenue collection tool and called for financial policies that consider citizens' accumulated burdens.

Khaouli criticised the central bank employees' union call to accelerate Mazen Hamdan's release and urged union independence from bank management.

Khaouli read a statement from change groups urging Nawaf Salam to form an independent specialist cabinet, rejecting bloc-based ministerial quotas and calling for institutional balance.

Khaouli questioned the basis for intergovernmental discussion of Syrian deposits, emphasising individual depositor ownership; the report presents his view within the wider deposit crisis debate.

Khaouli criticized the salary scale’s adoption without structural reforms, warning of tax and school fee burdens and calling for financing through measures against waste and corruption.

Khaouli criticized a banking delegation’s US sanctions visit and urged the central bank to enforce domestic consumer protections and regulations before banks’ external commitments.

Khaouli criticized fuel pricing and diesel shortages, asking Parliament to question the energy minister, revise profit margins, combat fraud and ensure safety in the petroleum sector.

Khaouli criticized a $21 million export subsidy while public transport remained neglected, calling for aid conditions requiring Lebanese employment and fair domestic product prices.

Khaouli welcomed Baabda dialogue on salary scales, endorsing budget planning and deficit control while proposing anti-waste measures and economic reforms instead of additional taxes.

Khaouli warned Prime Minister Hassan Diab against approving the $1.2 billion March Eurobond payment during Lebanon’s financial crisis, in economic statements reported by Al-Binaa.