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NuclearVision wroteif someone from abroad sends me usd cash to my bank.
Will they give me usd bills as much as I have ?
If you mean fresh money, it depends on the bank.


I have a Blom account and they will let you withdraw the full amount up to $600/day however, Bank of Beirut will give you 75% of the amount received.
Kareem wrote
NuclearVision wroteif someone from abroad sends me usd cash to my bank.
Will they give me usd bills as much as I have ?
If you mean fresh money, it depends on the bank.


I have a Blom account and they will let you withdraw the full amount up to $600/day however, Bank of Beirut will give you 75% of the amount received.
thank you, more people need to know this, rather than getting scammed with WU.
how accurate is lirarate.com ?
NuclearVision wroteif someone from abroad sends me usd cash to my bank.
Will they give me usd bills as much as I have ?

I heard from 2 different people that Audi does, no idea about blom.
Every bank does it if you receive external transfer. Even bank of beirut, they are required by law to give you 100% with daily limits.
I am with Blom---someone posted earlier a $600 daily limit, although I am not sure that is for ATM withdrawals or at the counter. A couple of months ago someone in front of me at the counter withdrew $10.000--I could tell because that was the amount on the currency counter (or whatever that is called) displayed and she also asked for an envelope to put the money in.

With Byblos, Audi and Blom, I know you can withdraw actual dollar bills---check if it is another bank though for whatever restrictions they may have.
14 days later
Since we're only allowed to withdraw 500$ at a 3900LL rate each month, and it's barely enough to cover the basic needs, I would appreciate if someone knows a place or someone who buys cheque bancaire in USD at a rate close to what the bank is offering. thank you!
Close to what the bank is offering, forget about it, the rate right now is around 2900 to 3200.
Aly wroteClose to what the bank is offering, forget about it, the rate right now is around 2900 to 3200.
I have no problem with selling a bit at that rate to be able to buy the necessities, would you know a place or a person who's willing ?
is there anyone buying at 3200?
PM me with the amount you want to sell and the bank. I might be interested.
xerxes wroteis there anyone buying at 3200?
3200 rate is good for me. PM for more details
xerxes wroteis there anyone buying at 3200?
PM me details please
12 days later
Fasten Your Seatbelts for a Worse Economic Outlook:

BDL secures credits for importers of basic materials, specifically wheat, fuel, and medicine, at the official price of the dollar that remains stable at the borders of 1515 Lebanese pounds, is at risk of losing its entire reserve in dollars, which was before the aggravation of the crisis last October $ 39 billion, and today it does not exceed 18 billion dollars.

Governor of the Banque du Liban will not last long with the policy of supporting the import of basic materials used, and he has set a time limit of no more than 3 months to put an end to the attrition, by finding a quick solution to the current crisis. However, faltering negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, and the absence of realistic alternatives and options, pushing those involved in the financial file to raise the voice, and alerting to urgent solutions that the government may resort to, the cost of which will be very large for citizens, the most prominent of which is the raising of the official price to exchange the dollar in the next few months, in exchange for remaining salaries As is, what leads to a lack of purchasing power, and thus an additional contraction of the national economy, which is witnessing an unprecedented collapse.
$ crisis began 2 weeks prior to 17 October, in reality when Jammal Trust bank crushed in September 2019, people panicked and converted their lbp to $, it made what is called domino effect on $ availability
9 days later
infiniteloop wrote$ crisis began 2 weeks prior to 17 October, in reality when Jammal Trust bank crushed in September 2019, people panicked and converted their lbp to $, it made what is called domino effect on $ availability
In reality the issue began much prior to these dates. I used to work at a bank and approvals for large forex LBP to USD operations were required as early as end 2018. By mid 2019, most large corporate clients were only allowed a few thousand dollars a week of forex. Everything came to light publicly after the 'thawra' began.