Regulatory Alerts2025-06-18 | 13726Exceptional Measures for the Repayment of Foreign Currency Deposits Constituted before 30 June 2023
The Governor of Bank Lebanon issued Decision No. 13726 to amend Decision No. 13611 by introducing exceptional repayment measures for foreign currency deposits constituted before 30 June 2023. The amended framework allows eligible account holders to transfer up to 8,500 USD into a designated Sub-Account and withdraw up to 4,800 USD annually in cash or via transfer abroad without fees. This measure takes effect on 1 July 2025 for a renewable one-year period, aiming to address the urgent liquidity needs of hundreds of thousands of depositors while pending broader financial restructuring.
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