VOL. XXX

NO. 7

24-NOVEMBER-1986

FINANCIAL AND BANKING NEWS

BUDGETS AND REVENUES

Lebanese Currency Collapses again

A sudden loss of confidence in the Lebanese Lira last week pushed down itsvalue from LL55=$1 to a low point of LL70=$1 before a recovery to LL61 tookplace at the end of the week. The value of the LL has declined by nearly 300%since the beginning of the year, resulting in inexorable inflationary pressuresince much of the country s basic requirements are imported. The collapse of theLL...