Banks in Lebanon to close after hold-ups by customers
Banks across Lebanon are to close for three days next week after a series of hold-ups by customers demanding money from their frozen accounts.
Banks in Lebanon are to close for three days next week following a series of hold-ups by customers demanding money from frozen accounts. Lebanese banks imposed severe restrictions on withdrawals when the country鈥檚 economic crisis began three years ago. We hear from Nada Homsi, a journalist for The National in Beirut.
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(Image:Lebanese lira LL. Lebanese pound LBP banknotes and coins - stock photo. Credit: Getty Images)
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