Posted By
Najib
May 18, 2020 01:28
Lebanon's Prime Minister has announced today that the government will proceed to "partially re-open" the country as of Monday, while Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi issued a memo detailing the rules to be followed as the country reopens. To sum things up: - Night curfew will begin at 7PM - License plate-based driving restrictions will still apply. - The majority of businesses in the public & private sectors will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity…
Posted By
Najib
May 17, 2020 05:37
This song pretty much sums up the current situation with Lebanese banks. Our "lollars" are gone and our LBP accounts are worth 50% less for now. What is the government doing to fix that? Nothing yet. What are banks doing to address that? Capital controls, reinforcing their branches with steel, and ridiculous limits on our credit/debit cards. What is the BDL doing? Issuing vague circulars to get their hands on whatever dollars are left in…
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