Lebanese banks concerned over Hezbollah sanctions bill - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sami Nader

Sami Nader

Aug 20, 2014

People are seen leaving Lebanon's Central Bank in Beirut July 7, 2011. Lebanese banks which worked for years to build up business in neighbouring Syria have been quietly implementing U.S. and European Union sanctions against Damascus to avoid jeopardising their international operations, bankers and economists say. Picture taken July 7, 2011. To match Feature LEBANON-SYRIA/BANKS REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTR2XHQQ — People are seen leaving Lebanon's Central Bank in Beirut, July 7, 2011. — REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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