The Lebanese Central Bank issued on December 17, 2024 intermediate decision 13682 under intermediate circular no. 719 to banks and financial institutions where it extended the provisions of intermediate circular 701 till end of June 2025. It is worth noting that the provisions of circular 701 (issued on June 27^th 2024) reduced interest payments on banks’ long-term USD deposits with BDL by 75%, while also stipulating  that the interest will be paid in US Dollar in the non-fresh current account of the concerned bank at the Central Bank. Similarly, interest payments on banks’ participations in USD-denominated certificates of deposit issued by BDL were decreased by 75% and paid in US Dollar in the non-fresh current account of the concerned bank at the Central Bank.