Queues built as Lebanese banks reopened on Tuesday after a one-week closure, wit...
People queue outside a branch of BLC bank in Sidon, Lebanon November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
Banks have mostly been closed since protests erupted against Lebanon’s ruling elite on Oct. 17. They reopened after a two-week closure on Nov. 1, but shut again a week later because of a strike by staff who complained of intimidation from clients demanding their cash. The central bank has said deposits are safe and that it has the capacity to maintain the value of the Lebanese pound, which is pegged to the U.S. dollar.
In the Sodeco area of the capital, about 20 people each were waiting at another branch of Blom Bank and at a branch of Bank Audi, a witness said.
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