Tag: capital controls
A circular 158 which is rejected by the majority of depositors
Entered into force a week ago, to the day, the majority of depositors seem to have rejected the circular 158 of the Banque du...
Lebanese money in Switzerland more than doubled
Funds deposited by Lebanese nationals more than doubled in 2020 in Switzerland, says the Swiss National Bank. They go from 2.7 billion Swiss francs...
La Banque du Liban publie une nouvelle circulaire réglementant les retraits de devise étrangère
La Banque du Liban a publié ce mardi une nouvelle circulaire en remplacement de la circulaire 151 qui avait été mise en cause par...
Capital control legislation approved by the parliamentary finance committee
The parliamentary finance and budget committee gave its approval to the approval of the law establishing a formal capital control. As a reminder, an...
Lebanese banks say they cannot allow the withdrawal of a single dollar
In a letter sent on June 3 to the Banque du Liban, the Association of Banks of Lebanon informs the latter that its members...
Lebanon: Shoura Council condemns banks to grant depositors foreign currency
The State Shura Council issued a decision stopping the implementation of the basic circular issued by the Governor of the Banque du Liban on...
Banque du Liban to provide banks with 12,000 LL / USD dollars
The Bank of Lebanon has reportedly indicated that it will provide local banks with dollars at the opening rate of its Sayrafa electronic platform,...
Je parle d’une bagarre quotidienne… par GMM
Je parle d’une bagarre quotidienne entre le libanais et la banque qui, sous prétexte de restrictions inédites sur les retraits bancaires, refuse de lui...
Les dollars disponibles au retrait dans les banques à partir de fin-Juin (Banque du...
La Banque du Liban a indiqué que les dollars des dépôts pourront être retirés à partir du 30 juin 2021 comme cela était précédemment...
Student dollar: banks say they have transferred 240 million to 30,000 students
The Association of Banks in Lebanon indicates that $ 240 million was transferred during the period 2019-2021 in favor of 30,000 Lebanese students based...
$ 6 billion illegally transferred out of Lebanon (Foreign Policy)
Foreign Policy magazine says $ 6 billion has been illegally transferred out of Lebanon in recent months , following pressure from politicians on local...
Protest and road cut off in front of the Bank of Lebanon
Protesters cut off traffic outside the Bank of Lebanon headquarters in Hamra.
Protesters protest against the blocking of their funds by informal monitoring of payments...
La BdL prolonge la circulaire concernant le retrait de devises étrangères.
La Banque du Liban a publié une nouvelle circulaire concernant le retrait de devises étrangères auprès des banques locales.
Cette circulaire prolonge les délais...
Anghami annonce le départ son siège social hors du Liban
Une des pépites des startups libanaises Anghami a annoncé le départ de son siège social du Liban pour Abu Dhabi.
Fondée en 2012 par Eddy...