Posted By
Najib
Apr 16, 2020 04:29
In January 2019, BDL restricted dollar trade by calling for all money transfer offices to only pay out cash in Lebanese Pounds rather than US dollars, even if the transfer was made in the US currency. Lebanon Restricts Dollar Trade. In December 2019, BDL mandated that all FX transfers to Lebanese non-bank institutions to be disbursed in that foreign currency and not in LBP, but today this was reversed and all money transfer offices have…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 15, 2020 10:53
The Lebanese Minister of Agriculture & Culture shared on post on his Facebook page yesterday asking the Lebanese to cut down the consumption of red meat and eat more chicken instead to avoid further business closures. Knowing that chicken is relatively cheaper than meat in Lebanon, since we have farms and don't need to import any poultry , did the minister bother to check why people aren't buying chicken or eggs? Did he monitor the…
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