{"id":740962,"date":"2025-01-09T10:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T10:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=740962"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:34:52","slug":"lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/740962\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Exchange Shops in Lebanon See Crowds Amid Presidential Election Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Lebanese citizens across the country have been crowding currency exchange shops, fearing a potential drop in the dollar\u2019s value after the election of a new president.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/YazbekWehbe\/status\/1877252084031959439\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-but-is-the-panic-justified\">But is the panic justified?<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>In a statement to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidaalwatan.com\/article\/300316-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nidaa Al-Watan<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, economic expert and columnist Antoine Farah explained that the Lebanese lira\u2019s exchange rate is not directly impacted by political developments. Drawing on past experiences, such as Lebanon\u2019s civil war, he noted that the exchange rate remained stable even during the most difficult times. This, he said, is proof that the stability of the lira relies more on artificial monetary policies than on actual economic conditions.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Farah also pointed out that an immediate drop in the dollar\u2019s value is unlikely following the election since the Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL) is currently implementing monetary measures to prevent sudden fluctuations in the exchange rate.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dollars220819093849324.jpg\" alt=\"Lebanese Rush to Currency Exchange Amid Presidential Election Buzz\" class=\"wp-image-740972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dollars220819093849324.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dollars220819093849324-600x431.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dollars220819093849324-250x179.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>For now, the dollar\u2019s rate is expected to remain steady unless significant changes are made to monetary policies after the elections. Even then, any shifts will likely be gradual to avoid major economic shocks.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>As the election session unfolds, the nation waits to see if Lebanon will get a new president and whether this will bring any surprises to the dollar rate.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\" id=\"h-want-to-laugh-hilarious-lebanese-reactions-to-the-presidential-elections\">Want to laugh? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/740947\/hilarious-lebanese-reactions-to-the-presidential-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hilarious Lebanese Reactions to the Presidential Elections<\/a><\/strong><\/h3> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese citizens across the country have been crowding currency exchange shops, fearing a potential drop in the dollar\u2019s value after the election of a new president. But is the panic justified? In a statement to Nidaa Al-Watan, economic expert and columnist Antoine Farah explained that the Lebanese lira\u2019s exchange rate is not directly impacted by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":740987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[1093],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-740962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-news"],"authorship":[85],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exchange Shops in Lebanon See Crowds Amid Presidential Election Buzz &#187; Beirut.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lebanese citizens across the country have been crowding currency exchange shops, fearing a drop in the dollar\u2019s value after the election.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/740962\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exchange Shops in Lebanon See Crowds Amid Presidential Election Buzz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lebanese citizens across the country have been crowding currency exchange shops, fearing a drop in the dollar\u2019s value after the election.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/740962\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-09T10:09:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-09T11:34:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-09-at-12.18.56\u202fPM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1090\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"444\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katerina Hakmeh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katerina Hakmeh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/740962\\\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/740962\\\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katerina Hakmeh\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d3f9e8e60b2a6c37f57f111e81486b0\"},\"headline\":\"Exchange Shops in Lebanon See Crowds Amid Presidential Election Buzz\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-09T10:09:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-09T11:34:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/740962\\\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":226,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/740962\\\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/Screenshot-2025-01-09-at-12.18.56\u202fPM.png\",\"keywords\":[\"News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/740962\\\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/740962\\\/lebanese-rush-to-currency-exchange-amid-presidential-election-buzz\\\/\",\"name\":\"Exchange Shops in Lebanon See Crowds Amid Presidential Election Buzz &#187; 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