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Zaid al-Hashimi criticises raising the travellers' dollar allowance and warns of draining reserves

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Economist Zaid al-Hashimi warned in a Facebook post that raising the travellers' dollar allowance from $2,000 to $3,000 could drain cash reserves unless the high demand for foreign currency on the parallel market is addressed.

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