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Tag: Lebanese pound

Distrust in Lebanon’s banks fuels bitcoin boom

by AT Contributor February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

When Maher, an engineer in his mid-30s, returned to Lebanon flush with cash from working in the Gulf, he deposited his hard-earned savings in a bank – believing they would be safe, Al Jazeera reported. But as Lebanon has spiralled into its worst economic crisis in decades, banks have imposed informal capital controls that force people to withdraw their […]

Hezbollah broke Lebanon; now Hezbollah owns Lebanon

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain January 1, 2020February 18, 2020

Lebanon banks reopen as protests ease

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by AT Contributor September 30, 2019February 18, 2020

Anxiety grows in Lebanon as US dollar peg slips

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 28, 2019February 18, 2020

Lebanon’s rival factions form new cabinet to salvage sinking economy

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse February 1, 2019February 18, 2020

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