Freeze Order on Lebanese Banks Lifted After Less Than 24 Hours
- Prosecutor questioned 14 bankers on $2.3 billion in transfers
- About-face is latest turn in spat between banks and government
Nationwide protests began in October, forcing the closure of lenders for nearly two weeks.
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The showdown between the Lebanese government and local banks took a new twist when a freeze order on 20 lenders was lifted just hours after it was first imposed.