The pressure on the Lebanese lira, a barometer of confidence in the economy eased slightly when Hariri was appointed. The lira that had been trading as high as 1,514 to the dollar prior to his appointment fell to about 1,510. During that time, the Central Bank successfully managed to use its reserves to intervene without resorting to further borrowing or raising interest rates to keep investors with the lira. The selling off of lira has slacked, but the markets are still wary with the lira above its average rate. You have to consider the numbers, the debt, the country rating.
People investing in emerging markets look at the regional comparative levels of interests etcetera.
Faced with uncertainty, the business community is looking for some quick answers to practical questions. On a smaller scale, the previous Hoss government had, towards the end, formed a joint business and government committee to sort out the small, but highly frustrating array of problems which businesses face when interacting with the government regulations and bureaucracy. The committee had proved an effective way of tackling the oft-mentioned 'array of small problems' says Marco Ayoub, managing director of Primaflex. As such, there can be little doubt that the pressure is on right from the start in all directions. The government seems well aware of this need for speed.