title: Lebanon's finances can cope with PM resignation: finance minister
text: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon and its financial institutions can cope with the impact of Prime Minister Saad Hariri s surprise resignation, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Monday.  We are confident in the stability of the financial and monetary situation in the country. There are no very big challenges ahead of us,  Khalil said in a televised statement after a meeting on the economy chaired by President Michel Aoun.  The state is able to finance itself,  he said.   