Lebanon reinstates lockdown amid economic crisis

Lebanon reinstates lockdown amid economic crisis

Lebanon reinstates lockdown amid economic crisis

Lebanon reinstates lockdown amid economic crisis

Lebanon reinstates lockdown amid economic crisis

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (C) chairing a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut on November 10, 2020. (AFP)

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Lebanon reinstates lockdown amid economic crisis

Lebanese banks still control 90 percent of the circulation, which helps the country avoid additional increases in inflation rates

Updated 11 November 2020

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BEIRUT: As he met with a delegation from the Association of Depositors in Lebanon on Tuesday, the country's central bank governor, Riad Salameh, stressed: "Lebanon is not bankrupt.“

The governor continued: "However, the financial sector is suffering due to the repercussions of the regional crisis that Lebanon has not been able to break free from, organized smear campaigns that were