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A Lebanese news site investigated what was announced by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regarding the billions of Syrians deposited in and held in Lebanese banks.
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Regarding the repercussions of such news, the Lebanese website Al-Nashra commented in a preamble to a particular topic, saying: “As if the calamity that befell Lebanon as a result of money smuggled abroad was not enough, so that have a new calamity that adds to the series of successive crises you face, the most important of which is the one that occurred. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said that the Syrian crisis is caused by billions of dollars for Syrians trapped in the Lebanese economic-financial sector, and is one of the main reasons behind the worsening of the Syrian economic crisis.
The subject noted that Al-Assad spoke of a figure that ranges between 20 and 42 billion dollars, and a member of the Syrian Parliament, Muhannad Hajj Ali, was quoted in this regard saying that “these funds are personal deposits of Syrians, either within Lebanon or in Syria or abroad. “
The Syrian parliamentarian pointed out that its citizens “have deposited their money in Lebanese banks, and the reason is the state of siege imposed on Syrian banks or the central bank”, explaining in the context that “after the Caesar Law that imposed sanctions and banned from dealing with Syria or any party dealing with it, is subject to US sanctions. ” Consequently, Syrian merchants and industrialists resorted to depositing their money in Lebanese banks to invest in work. Consequently, transfer operations through Syrian banks are very difficult.
On the other hand, sources described the site as informed questioning the amount of Syrian money circulating in Lebanese banks and believed that “in hard currencies, Lebanon had 120 billion dollars and fell below 90 billion dollars. So how is it possible that there are 20 billion of them for Syrians? “
These sources indicated in the same context that “Lebanese banks do not open accounts for Syrians present in Syria, but for those from Lebanon or outside Syria”, and they wondered when saying: “If the account holders are not present in Syria , then your money is not considered directly related to the Syrian economy. How can Assad say that his economy is directly affected by the seizure of money, if not by Syrians living in his country and joining the Syrian economy?
These sources go on to question the equation entirely, saying that “Syria has benefited from the crisis in Lebanon in various ways, first through smuggling that reaches the borders in search of oil, gasoline, medicine and other things and everything. this is what Syria gets at cheaper prices. “
The sources on which the Lebanese website was based continued to confirm this opinion saying that “the war there caused the closure of the borders and this harmed Lebanon because there is no longer export, just as there are Syrian workers working in Lebanon and sending hard currency to Syria, “adding to all that as well. The issue of the “exodus from Syria to Lebanon, which is the greatest crisis that has overwhelmed the Lebanese economy and has cost it a lot.”
They concluded by questioning the motives for announcing the Syrian funds seized from Lebanese banks and pointing out that “truth is one thing and discourse another.”
Source: elnashra.com
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