LEBANON-BEIRUT-LEBANESE POUND-SINKING

LEBANON-BEIRUT-LEBANESE POUND-SINKING

(230214) -- BEIRUT, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teller counts banknotes at a foreign exchange office in Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 14, 2023. The Lebanese pound on Tuesday sank to a new record low of 74,000 against one U.S. dollar on the parallel market, Elnashra news website reported. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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