2022-05-17 | 13433The Central Bank of Lebanon issued Decision No. 13433 to amend the minimum capital requirements for exchange houses, setting them at ten billion Lebanese Lira for Category A and five billion Lebanese Lira for Category B. The regulation repeals the previous capital thresholds established under Basic Decision No. 10853 and grants existing exchange houses a one-year grace period to regularize their status and adjust their capital accordingly. This decision takes effect immediately upon issuance and mandates publication in the Official Gazette to ensure compliance across all licensed money dealers.