ECONOMIC CRISIS
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
Salameh reaffirms continuation of Circular 161 as lira trades at just above LL23,000 on parallel market
LIRA RATE
Lira rises to below LL24,000 against the dollar on the parallel market
BREAD PRICES
Economy Ministry lowers bread prices as lira makes gains
FUEL PRICES
Ministry lowers fuel prices for second time today
CIRCULAR 161