‘No need to panic’: Lebanon banking body tells depositors as protests continue 0 SHARES Share it! Sfeir spoke after meeting President Michel Aoun, the ministers of finance and economy, the central bank governor and other officials over the economic situation. One protestor said that people taking to the streets was a reflection of the bad economic situation, which she said could not get any worse. “The economic situation was so bad, people could not continue anymore,” said Nadine Sangari, a public sector employee. The central bank has said it stands ready to pay off Lebanon’s maturing foreign currency debt.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 10, 2019 00:18 UTC