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Lebanon Financial Crisis: Banks Torched After Pound Taps New Low Versus the US Dollar

Lebanon Financial Crisis: Banks Torched After Pound Taps New Low Versus the US DollarThe Lebanese pound’s fall to its lowest ever versus the U.S. dollar, 80,000 to 1, has piled more misery on residents whose local currency-denominated savings have been decimated by inflation. The ongoing strike by banks demanding the passage of capital control legislation has compounded matters for residents. Lebanese Pound Devaluation According to several local media […]

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Lebanon Inflation Rate Surges to 211%, Economist Steve Hanke Recommends a Currency Board

Lebanon Inflation Rate Surges to 211%, Economist Steve Hanke Recommends a Currency BoardAs political leaders in crisis-hit Lebanon bicker over positions in the yet-to-be-formed government, the country’s runaway inflation rate surged to 211% in May 2022, new data has shown. Economist Steve Hanke insists that a currency board is a solution to Lebanon’s currency woes. Black Market in Fuel Driving Inflation The inflation rate in crisis-torn Lebanon […]

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Report: Lebanese Pound Exchange Rate Against Dollar Plunges to All-Time Low

Report: Lebanese Pound Exchange Rate Against Dollar Plunges to All-Time LowAfter relative calm for a few months, the Lebanese pound has plunged to an all-time low of 35,600 per dollar, a report has said. The currency’s latest slide is expected to worsen Lebanon’s economic challenges. Pound Depreciation In a sign that Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis is worsening, the black market exchange rate of the Lebanese […]

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Report: Lebanon Planning to Devalue Currency by 93%, Depositors to Lose $38 Billion

Report: Lebanon Planning to Devalue Currency by 93%, Depositors to Lose  BillionThe Lebanese government is reportedly planning to devalue the local currency by up to 93% in a desperate bid to receive funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of the plan, a major portion of foreign currency deposits in the banking system will be converted into local currency at different exchange rates. Bailout […]

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