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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Banks ‘Have No Liquidity,’ Says Banking Association’s Secretary General

People gather outside a fortified Credit Libanais Bank in Chtaura, Lebanon, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)

Lebanon's commercial banks do not have enough liquidity to pay back depositors, the secretary general of the country's banking association said on Wednesday in a letter that laid out the banks' positions.

The letter was signed by the Association of the Banks of Lebanon (ABL)'s Fadi Khalaf and served as the introduction to the ABL's monthly report. Khalaf said it represented his "opinion and personal analysis".

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