Lebanon puts temporary ban on taking large sums of dollar cash out of country - NNA

A Lebanese state prosecutor on Sunday banned traders and money exchangers from taking significant amounts of physical dollar currency out of the country at air and land borders, state news agency NNA said. The order, which it said was issued by Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat, imposed the ban until the central bank determines a new mechanism for regulating such transfers, NNA reported. People had previously been able to take large sums of dollar cash out of Lebanon with a permit from customs authorities.