Posted By
Najib
Jun 12, 2021 02:01
Annahar reported yesterday that the French President is considering establishing a currency board for Lebanon in case everything falls apart. Talks about a currency board had emerged earlier this year when Steve H. Hanke, an American applied economist at Johns Hopkins University, suggested such a solution to help establish confidence and stability immediately. While some economists consider this option as not feasible given the size of Lebanon's FX reserves in relation to its monetary base,…
Posted By
Najib
May 11, 2021 04:46
Lebanon's Central Bank issued a statement on Sunday claiming that they're working on a plan with the banks to repay up to $25,000 in "fresh" dollars covering deposits done before Oct 17 2019. The payments will be done in all available foreign currencies and should start by June 30 2021. We all want to believe that this is a good thing, but it's still not clear how the Central Bank will pay back dollars and…
Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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