International Monetary Fund spokeswoman Julie Kozak says the fund's team of experts has begun a mission in Lebanon to discuss its strategy related to restructuring the banking sector.
But Kozak did not clarify whether reaching an initial agreement between the two sides is imminent.
The director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said last October that the fund is working with Lebanon, but there is more work to be done, and expressed her confidence in the success of the two sides in reaching an agreement on a cooperation plan.