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A clerk counts banknotes at a currency exchange office in Lebanon's capital Beirut, on January 20, 2023. — A clerk counts banknotes at a currency exchange office in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on January 20, 2023. — JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images

A Lebanese anti-government protester hold a mask of Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh during a protest in front of the central bank headquarters in Beirut to protest against the economic policies of the bank on November 27, 2019. - Since September, debt-saddled Lebanon has had a liquidity crisis, with banks rationing the supply of dollars. As a result, the dollar exchange rate on the parallel market has topped 2,000 Lebanese pounds -- a spike from the pegged rate of 1,507. (Photo by JOSEPH EID /

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