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The Al-Akhbar newspaper wrote: On October 16, President Michel Aoun signed Law No. 193, which aims to oblige banks operating in Lebanon to “spend an amount of ten thousand dollars according to the exchange rate. official dollar for the 2020-2021 academic year for Lebanese university students who are studying abroad before 2020-2021.
The matter occurred after great pressure exerted by the parents of the students who had completely “lost their word” during the past year, after most of them lost their material resources and found themselves trapped abroad with the outbreak of the Corona epidemic, without the banks allowing their parents to send them money, not even if the cash dollars were insured.
However, the directors of the banks confirm that, almost two months before the decision was issued, the governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, “had issued a list with the names of the children of the officers of the institutions. military and security, to allow them to transfer money to their universities abroad. ”
And when the bank in question refused to transfer the money, the families of the students used to reply that “the Bank of Lebanon allowed this, so we were on this basis to complete the transfer.” On the other hand, sources from the Central Council of the Banque du Liban said that “the issue was included in one of the sessions on the agenda, but upon reaching it, the governor immediately said that the issue” will not be cut “, and not it was discussed first to be voted on. ” The sources indicate that “it is unlikely that it happened without our knowledge, but there is a possibility that some officials who requested it signed exceptions.”
Source: News
