Q. What is the circular about?
A. This circular is related to the exceptional measures concerning cash withdrawals from foreign currency bank accounts. Customers already enrolled to benefit from the provisions of this circular, before July 1st, 2023, are eligible to withdraw USD400 in Fresh Funds for a total amount of USD4,800 in Fresh Funds annually. And Customers enrolled after July 1st, 2023, are eligible to withdraw USD300 in Fresh Funds, for a total amount of USD3,600 in Fresh Funds annually.
Q. How do I know I’m eligible to benefit from this circular?
A. Eligible customers will receive an SMS in this regard.
Q. Who is not eligible to benefit from this circular?
A. You will not be eligible to benefit from BDL Circular 158 if you belong to one of the below categories
- Establishments, sole proprietorships or companies;
- Holders of FCY accounts that used to exist as at 31 October 2019, but no longer exist today;
- Holders of new accounts created after October 31st, 2019;
- Customers who are subject to BDL Circular 154 (clients who have transferred more than USD 500,000// of their deposits abroad since July 1st , 2017) and didn’t channel back the requested amount;
- NGOs, public sector and financial institutions;
- New IDs / Accounts created after October 31st, 2019;
NB: All clients who are eligible to benefit from BDL Circular 158 will no longer be able to avail from Circular 151 (Withdrawal from foreign currency account at a USD/LBP rate of LBP 15,000).
Q. Which card should I use to withdraw the eligible amount?
A. For cash withdrawal: You can use your existing Debit card.
Q. Can I withdraw part of the amount available in my account or I should withdraw the full amount?
A. You can withdraw part or all of the amount available in your account, either through your nearest Bankmed ATM/ITM or by visiting the Branch.
Q. Will I still benefit from BDL Circular 151 if I agree to benefit from BDL Basic Circular 158?
A. No, once you decide to benefit from BDL Circular 158, you can no longer benefit from BDL Circular 151 on your eligible account and all related accounts. However, you can still benefit from BDL Circular 151 at other banks if you have accounts there.