After reaching a document charge towards the greenback, touching almost 11,000 LBP, the Lebanese president held a safety and monetary assembly to discover a fast answer.

Nonetheless, even after the assembly, the worth of the Lebanese pound fell additional. On Tuesday, black market merchants promote the greenback for 10,575 LBP and purchase it for 10,525 LBP.

The trade charge returned to 10,300 LBP between Sunday and Monday after the greenback hit 10,800 LBP. Between Monday and Tuesday, the greenback rose and continues to take action.

This drop within the Lebanese pound after a slight improve coincides with Lebanonthe plan to struggle towards forex manipulators modifying the trade charge.

Through the assembly on the Baabda Palace, chaired by President Michel Aoun and within the presence of senior officers, a number of choices have been taken to deal with the trade charge issues.

Aoun instructed the safety forces to arrest all those that violate the provisions of the Foreign money and Credit score Act and the regulation regulating the forex trade occupation, together with approved and unauthorized cash changers who follow hypothesis.

He additionally requested them to proceed shutting down the native unlawful digital platforms and teams that worth the US greenback towards the Lebanese pound.