sentences:  During this assignment Azour supervised and managed all reform projects within the various departments of the Ministry of Finance covering income tax modernization, budget and accounting reform, treasury management reform, debt management reform, and the automation of registry and cadastre operation.It was also during this time that the Value Added Tax was introduced.Azour also worked on mobilizing and coordinating a program of technical assistance from several international and bilateral organizations, managed the Lebanese Government's liability and external borrowing program through the international capital markets and led an effort at the Ministry of Finance to modernize Lebanese capital markets through the listing more than 12 Eurobonds issued by the Lebanese Republic on the Beirut Stock Exchange (a first in the region).