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Lebanon restricts dollar cash-outs in bid to bolster currency

The Lebanese Central Bank has issued a circular requiring non-financial institutions that carry out money transfers from abroad to begin cashing out the amounts strictly in Lebanese pounds, sparking panic among a populace that has long hedged its savings in dollars.  The bank justified the January 14 announcement as a bid to shore up the […]

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