Dozens of Lebanese protesters attacked a major bank in the central district of the nation’s capital on Tuesday, amid anger over a deepening economic crisis and the devaluation of the local currency against the dollar. Witnesses in the area said the bank’s security staff attacked the protesters to prevent them from smashing the cash machines. Protesters smashed the windows of Audi Bank, one of the biggest banks in the country, burned tyres and blocked roads to protest against the continued limits imposed on Lebanese savers’ ability to withdraw their money. Why is the dollar rising at the expense of other currencies ?
