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His entreaty was in response to a post about the Bank of Lebanon ordering foreign currency remittances to paid out in the local currency.

The Lebanese pound has lost half of its value since October after capital inflows dried up and protests erupted

Not officially. It's still pegged 1USD to 1500LBP. But on the blackmarket its 4000 or 5000LBP due to pretty strict capital controls