LIRA RATE
LIRA RATE
Lira falls below LL25,000 again despite preliminary IMF deal
BANQUE DU LIBAN
Just how long can the central bank keep propping up the lira?
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mobile phone users fear price hikes as telecoms companies announce that as of Friday credit balances will be converted from dollars to lira
ECONOMIC CRISIS
The Way In book shop, once an oasis of quiet in a street full of chaos, closes its doors after 51 years
CIRCULAR 161
Central bank extends Circular 161 to end of March
CIRCULAR 164
BDL authorizes money transfer companies to carry out foreign exchange transactions
FUEL PRICES
Brax partially attributes fuel price increases to reduced BDL lira-to-dollar exchange rate for import subsidies
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Lebanese lira lost 82 percent of its purchasing power in two-year period, UN data shows
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Economy Ministry inspects Beirut supermarket prices, finds they do not align with gains in lira’s value
LIRA RATE
Lira rate on parallel market rises above Sayrafa rate for second consecutive day
BUDGET 2022
Finance Ministry issues draft budget addendum clarifying figures for GDP growth, exchange rate and deficit to GDP
CIRCULAR 161
Central bank extends Circular 161 deadline until Feb. 28
PROTEST
Students hold sit-in in front of Beirut Arab University against rising tuition fees
LIRA RATE
A new peg in the works?
LIRA RATE