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Association Says Banks Had No Role in Dollar Rate Surge
March 4, 2021
The Association of Banks in Lebanon on Wednesday categorically denied media reports linking banks to a dramatic surge in the dollar exchange rate......
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Lebanon pound plummets to all-time low
March 3, 2021
The Lebanese pound hit an all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday amid a deepening economic crisis that has thrown more than half of the population......
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Central Bank to Start Reviewing Banking Sector
March 2, 2021
Lebanon's central bank was to start reviewing the country's banks Monday as it faces international pressure for banking sector reform amid......
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Lebanon: Citizens cannot access money in banks since late 2019
February 28, 2021
Allegations that authorities in Lebanon have smuggled money out of the country have sparked widespread anger here when one considers that Lebanese......
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Ferzli Says MPs Vaccination 'Not a Crime', Slams World Bank Official
February 25, 2021
Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli stressed Wednesday that the controversial vaccination on Tuesday of a number of MPs and parliament officials was “not......
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World Bank threatens to suspend covid vaccine funding to Lebanon
February 25, 2021
The World Bank threatened to suspend financing for Lebanon's COVID-19 vaccination drive in its second week after it emerged that some lawmakers......
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Parliamentary Committees OK $246M World Bank Loan Agreement
February 24, 2021
The parliamentary committees on Tuesday approved a World Bank loan agreement worth $246 million and dedicated to supporting the country’s poorest......
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Families of Students Studying Abroad Protest against Banks
February 23, 2021
Families of students studying abroad protested on Monday against “procrastination” by Lebanese banks in implementing the so-called Student......
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Hoballah addresses two letters to Central Bank, Banks’ Association to release industrialists’ deposits
February 21, 2021
NNA – Caretaker Industry Minister, Imad Hoballah, addressed two letters to the Lebanese Central Bank and the Association of Banks, regarding......
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MPs Voice Objections on World Bank Loan Deal Referred by Aoun, Diab
February 17, 2021
The finance, health, labor and social affairs parliamentary committees held a joint session Tuesday to study a draft law for signing a loan treaty......
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