Posted By
Najib
Aug 26, 2021 04:01
Judge Ghada Aoun just issued a search warrant for Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh that expires in a month time, after Salameh refrained from attending several sessions in the case of the illegal money transfers of the beforementioned company and bank. Aoun wants us to believe she did her job, even though we hadn't heard back from the "precious data" she seemingly confiscated from Mkattaf offices, but the truth is she's creating yet another diversion…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 12, 2021 12:22
Fuel subdivides are over. BDL announced it today and it is now up to the Energy Minister to set new fuel prices, which will be at least 5 or 6 times higher than the current price. Does that mean that we won't have never-ending queues at gas stations now? Not quite as the Energy Ministry will probably stall for few days before announcing the new prices and some gas stations will refuse to fill up…
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