A negative role for the United States in the Lebanese economy

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The Lebanese banking sector is an important part of the national economy: its share of Lebanese GDP in 2013 is about 7%, about 3.31 billion dollars.

Lebanon has lost its role as a banker and the number of Lebanese banks has decreased considerably. Today, the number is slightly over 50. It is divided as follows: 13 Lebanese banks, 10 Lebanese banks with Arab management, a Lebanese bank with foreign management, 4 foreign banks, 10 Arab banks, 16 banks of consultants.

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To make matters worse, the US intervention in the banking sector: Washington is pressuring Lebanese banks through the central bank to limit economic, financial and financial embargoes imposed on individuals and businesses under an accountability that could lead to the closing of a bank that does not comply with its obligations.

"The United States may not find a better ally to apply its economic and financial sanctions than Lebanese banks," Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Tuesday, "under the auspices of the Bank of Lebanon and on its instructions, implementing American law to the Lebanese In short, the expression "financial colonization" of President Michel Aoun can be used to describe illiterate sentences Cauterize ".

According to the same newspaper: "Washington has developed methods of" blunt and punitive programs. "In addition to aircraft, missiles and all gunpowder products, the dollar uses a sword above the neck of those who do not follow his orders, transforming their lives into hell (…) Either a policy more in line with the United States, or fines, the economic sanctions have become a pressure on the citizens that they change their policy and a source of revenue for the Treasury. "

"The question has become an integral part of Lebanese life." From time to time, business men and women are added to the list, including Lebanese businessmen with significant economic activity in several countries, particularly in Africa. Limits itself to freezing some of the financial badets and preventing "bettors" from opening accounts in banks. The repercussions are much greater than that. The "punished" quickly turns out to be an outcast that everyone fears "to approach". To continue any activity, because of the reluctance of traders and more men For cooperation with him, will depend on the movement of financial liquidity has more able to issue checks or credit open after the closure of its badets. These measures result from other social and moral damages affect all the people who work with him, in the institutions of thousands of workers ".

Source: News