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A salesman arranges gold bracelets inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A woman is reflected in a mirror as she tries on a necklace at a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A customer looks at gold bracelets inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A salesman handles gold bracelet to a customer inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A salesman arranges gold bracelets inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A woman is reflected in a mirror as she tries on a necklace at a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A customer looks at gold bracelets inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A salesman handles gold bracelet to a customer inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
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A salesman arranges gold bracelets inside a jewellery shop in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
Rolexes, art and gold: how Lebanese bought big to avoid the banking crisis
With capital controls in place, many are unable to withdraw more than a few hundred dollars
Reuters
27 January, 2020
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