The Association of Banks in Lebanon is a founding and active member in the gathering of the Lebanese Economic bodies. Since the creation of this gathering, the Association has taken part efficiently in the drafting of working papers or the drafting of unified concepts expressing the opinion of these bodies regarding projects, procedures, and attitudes raised by the official authorities. Within this frame, the Association has, with the remaining economic bodies, clear and defined positions regarding the economic and financial reforming programs, accompanying Paris Conference in its three phases, and regarding the different political and security events exerting pressure on the economic life within the country and impeding production and growth. The Association, in addition to the economic commission, continues to exert democratic pressure, through press conferences and statements, and through objective visits and dialogues with the different officials, in order to consolidate civil peace and anchor stability, as two necessary conditions to achieve increasing growth, as well as balanced and sustainable development for the whole country.