The Private Hospital Owners Association has accused some local banks of not allowing the transfer of salaries for employees of private hospitals. They therefore ask institutions to transfer funds in cash before handing them over to them despite their positive balance.
The private hospitals are therefore calling on the Banque du Liban to intervene in this case, reminding themselves that they only have funds available by bank transfer or payment by check and therefore do not have the necessary liquidity.
As a reminder, the hospital sector suffers significantly financially in the face of the economic crisis with a current pricing set up on the basis of an exchange rate of 1500 LL / USD for more than 20 years and significant arrears of payment of which some dating back more than 10 years.
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Importers are also in the hot seat following accusations from the health ministry. Some sources accuse the players in this sector, importers, owners of warehouses or even pharmacists of concealing their stocks in anticipation of the end of the subsidy program and the rise in prices which should then follow.
