LIRA RATE
INTERVIEW
Mikati to L’Orient-Le Jour: ‘Hezbollah wants an agreement with the IMF’
POLITICS
Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil wants government to be ‘productive’ and ‘effective’
2022 BUDGET
With Mikati's pledge of quick action on the 2022 budget so far unfulfilled, the road ahead remains unclear
BDL / In our archives
How the Lebanese investigation targeting Riad Salameh is being systematically impeded
PROTEST
Tens gather in front of French Embassy call for international support against Lebanon’s ‘corrupt ruling class’
SHEA-BERRI MEETING
US Embassy denies Shea and Berri discussed BDL or its governor Riad Salameh
CABINET PARALYSIS
Three months since his cabinet last met, Mikati calls for ‘quick resumption of government meetings’
CIRCULAR 161
Salameh expands Circular 161 in effort to pump more dollars into currency market as lira plunges
TRAVEL BAN
Judge issues travel ban against central bank chief Riad Salameh: judicial source
LIRA RATE
Lira hits new low of LL29,100 to the dollar
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Slow progress as Lebanon awaits IMF economic deal
ECONOMIC CRISIS
The cardinal points of Riad Salameh’s last interview
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Official exchange rate obsolete, mandatory reserves down to $12.5 billion: Salameh
FINANCIAL CRISIS
No holiday dollars yet
EXCHANGE RATE