BLOMINVEST Research

Speculators don’t guess, they calculate.
Low FX reserves + excess LBP = pressure on the peg.
So where does Lebanon stand today?


https://blog.blominvestbank.com/speculation-foreign-reserves-and-exchange-rates-a-note-on-lebanon/

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