Economy Minister Says Lebanon Considers Using Depositors' Money to Rescue Crisis-Hit Banks

“Without such reforms, deposits were at risk, Wazni said in an interview with the Financial Times.

“To preserve the money of depositors, you need banking restructuring,” he added.

Other measures being considered included freezing dollar deposits for up to six years before paying them back in Lebanese pounds and creating a fund of state assets that depositors have to buy into.

Read the full article at the Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/0e790b4a-6905-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3