Lebanon Economy

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard outside a Blom Bank branch, which was held up by a depositor seeking access to his own savings, in the Tariq al-Jdideh neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Middle East

Bank holdups snowball in Lebanon as depositors demand their own money

A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Middle East

Lebanon's ordeal: from civil strife to economic collapse

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during an interview for Reuters Next conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, 23 November, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Lebanon's central bank not bankrupt, governor says

A general view of demonstrators during an anti-government protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 20, 2019/ Reuters
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Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon's middle class squeezed by crisis