A money changer counts notes at his shop in the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 22, 2022. - The Lebanese pound fell to a new low against the US dollar on the black market as a severe economic downturn has sparked bank hold-ups by angry depositors and anti-government protests. Recent weeks have seen a spate of incidents in which people armed with real or toy guns held up banks to demand access to their frozen savings, only to be celebrated as folk heroes. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)