Lebanon economic crisis: Banking system replaced with cash economy

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Lebanon’s economic collapse has devastated its banking sector and turned the nation into a cash-based economy.
That has been depriving a nearly bankrupt government from billions of dollars in revenues and driving illicit activity.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon

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42 COMMENTS

  1. 'They are outside the Lebanese government control' and 'outside the international banking system'. The US is going in the same direction. I pray that we have enough cash in the system to keep society running. The evil elite control freaks will never stop stealing from the rest of us.

  2. In light of the ongoing global economic crisis, it is crucial for everyone to prioritize investing in diverse sources of income that are not reliant on the government. This includes exploring opportunities in stocks, gold, silver, and digital currencies. Despite the challenging economic situation, it remains a favorable time to consider these investments..

  3. I was recently in Lebanon. All the reports that you broadcast in your news are forged. This is not a poor country. All restaurants, cafe shops, beach resorts, bars, etc… are fully booked and always crowded. I don't feel any sympathy with such corrupted nation. Show the restaurants and all other places if you dare.

  4. The financial system has been artificially pumped for over a decade to ensure big pockets were lined; and now those same hands will make a fortune in the largest transfer of wealth in human history by shorting it on the way down. Inflation does have a roll, but that's to keep everyone panicked, and focused on their bills and expenses, rather than focus on the capital crimes of politicians and corporations,I'm still at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my $338k stock portfolio, what’s the best way to take advantage of this bear market??

  5. You don’t have to blame Lebanese people. It’s all US that put the war money grabbing business.
    US dollars is going down and you going down and visit even faster because you are not getting away from dollar.

  6. I'm really worried about the current bank crisis. If a bank as big as SVB could fail, I fear for a lot more. I know a friend who is running a high-growth startup, and was badly hit by the bank run. I have pulled out more than $340k from my bank. After all, the FDIC covers only up to$250,000, and the implosion could have bad effect. Looking to invest into the stock market now. Does anyone know how I could go about it?

  7. it's EXACTLY the same thing that happened to Greece in 2015-1q…. If companies are not forced by law to use POS -credit card machines the black-market econnomy and the undeclared wage economy will endure for many decades…. The central bank supervising the private banks doesn't have any incentive to stop the cash economy because they get paid with commissions from the government for all the paper money they produce…. it's a a vicious circle where the General Government should not take advice fro the central bank

  8. Government services? Hahahaha. Just corruption programs mostly. Government and corruption has created the inflation. Government is the problem and should get out of the way. A dollarized economy would be better. Al Jazera seems to just be spouting nonsense.

  9. This is what happens when you allow rich people to dominate the economy and government. Poor people get poorer and the gov't overall becomes powerless.

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