The Lebanese Economic bodies issued on Wednesday the following statement:

"After the many comments received by the economic bodies on private enterprises' need for each and every working day to compensate for their operation expenses after the large losses they incurred and which threaten their survival, and in a bid to avoid adverse results to the objectives of the strike and maintain the continuity of private institutions' work at the service of the national economy, under the extremely difficult circumstances faced by our country, and since the strike scheduled for November 28, 29 and 30 coincides with the dates of payment of employees' salaries on the one hand, and with the 'Black Friday' shopping days, and after wishing on the Banks Association to align its position with that of economic bodies, the latter decided to suspend its general strike and will convene at the beginning of next week to decide on the appropriate steps."