LIRA RATE
EDUCATION
Minister announces two-week delay in reopening of public schools
Taxes
The Finance Ministry wants to tax ‘fresh dollar’ earners at the parallel market rate
Lira Rate
Lebanese lira strengthens against the dollar in an easily swayed market
Hariri Resignation
Lebanon in freefall as France announces aid conference
Lira Rate
Exchangers look to exploit lira’s volatility following Hariri’s resignation
Local production
Opportunity beckons for local producers, but lack of support, reliable infrastructure thwart their rise
Lira rate —
The lira’s value continued its nosedive on Friday, with money exchangers buying and selling US dollars for more than LL19,000
Economic crisis
Roads blocked as Lebanese worry over fuel and plunging currency
Financial crisis
Lira crashes to new record low as fuel shortages roil Lebanon
Economic Crisis
Traditional 'manousheh' leaves tables in poverty-hit Lebanon
Explainer
An averted strike by truckers at Beirut’s port sheds light on the travails of an essential cog in the supply chain
Financial crisis
A new currency exchange platform is on the way and will include banks, but the question begs: what will the rate be?
Pharmacies’ Strike
Pharmacies close their doors as the lira’s rapid slide and drug shortages pile on pressure
Economic crisis
Shops close amid pandemonium as the lira crashes past LL15,000 to the dollar
Economic crisis