Lebanon Devalues, Still Leaves Pound Far Away From Black Market
- New official rate of 15,000 per dollar marks 90% depreciation
- Informal rate at 62,000 reveals yawning gap with official rate
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Lebanon took a step toward a more realistic value for the pound by adopting a unified exchange rate in place of three different rates it had used in recent years.