{"id":63418,"date":"2021-12-09T18:10:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/?p=63418"},"modified":"2021-12-09T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:10:32","slug":"lebanese-pound-plummets-against-us-dollar-on-black-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/lebanese-pound-plummets-against-us-dollar-on-black-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese pound plummets against US dollar on black market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/552711607512925281\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Al-Araby<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>The Lebanese currency plummeted on the black market Thursday after the central bank raised the exchange rate for US dollar deposits held in the country&#8217;s banks. &#8220;The central bank&#8230; has decided to raise the exchange rate for US dollars from 3,900 to 8,000 Lebanese pounds,&#8221; it said in a statement. 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