The caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held a meeting with Finance Minister Youssef Khalil and the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, in the afternoon at the governmental Serail. During the meeting, they discussed the financial situation and the manipulation occurring in the exchange rate of the Lebanese pound against the US dollar. The central governor explained the realities of the financial markets in preparation to present proposals to the Central Council of the Central Bank of Lebanon at its scheduled meeting next Monday.