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          Central Bank Of Lebanon

          A protester flashes the victory sign during a rally in Beirut in September 2022. Lebanon's financial crisis has stoked widespread discontent. EPA

          Lebanon could seek $1bn in damages in foreign courts over country’s largest financial scandal

          MENAApril 22, 2025
          Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh. AFP

          The rise and fall of Lebanon's former central banker Riad Salameh

          LebanonSeptember 04, 2024
          Raja Salameh is suspected of having helped Riad Salameh embezzle more than $330 million through a slush fund at the central bank. Photo: NNA

          Raja Salameh under investigation in France in corruption probe

          MENAAugust 07, 2024
          Riad Salameh is suspected of having embezzled more than $330 million in public money through a slush fund set up at Lebanon's central bank when he was governor. Reuters

          Lebanon's central bank joins inquiry into alleged corruption by Salameh

          MENAJuly 15, 2024
          Monetary policies of Lebanon's central bank have been blamed for the country's economic crisis. AP

          New fraud allegations hit Lebanon central bank over $8 billion scheme

          MENAApril 09, 2024
          A demonstrator adds fuel to a fire during a protest outside the headquarters of the Lebanese central bank in Beirut. EPA

          Lebanon left in limbo as elite 'sabotage' third recovery plan

          LebanonMarch 19, 2024
          Lebanon's once seemingly robust financial sector collapsed in 2019, with losses surpassing $70 billion and causing insolvency in banks and the destruction of the local currency. AP

          'A dangerous turning point': Lebanon suspends financial watchdog

          MENAJanuary 08, 2024
          Riad Salameh greets employees on his last working day as the head of the central bank in Beirut. EPA

          Riad Salameh's inner circle planned to thwart corruption probe, investigation reveals

          LebanonNovember 17, 2023
          The building housing the Optimum offices in Beirut.

          Lebanese central bank broker accused of 'extravagant' irregularities

          LebanonSeptember 06, 2023
          Riad Salameh greets employees on his last working day as the head of the Lebanon's central bank. EPA

          Lebanese judge seeks arrest of former central bank governor Riad Salameh

          LebanonAugust 03, 2023
          Wassim Mansouri, newly appointed interim governor of Lebanon's central bank, addresses journalists on Monday. Reuters

          Wassim Mansouri appointed acting head of Lebanese central bank

          LebanonJuly 31, 2023
          Nady Salameh, the governor's son, lived for years in a property near Hyde Park, which was valued at £3.5 million. It was a gift to Mr Salameh in 2017 from an obscure Panamanian company. The National

          More than £36m in UK property seized in Salameh probe

          LebanonJuly 27, 2023
          Riad Salameh's business dealings were investigated by police in Luxembourg. Nick Donaldson/ Reuters

          Luxembourg-raided firms allegedly used by Salameh to funnel $100m out of Lebanon

          LebanonJuly 27, 2023
          The Munich skyline. Unsplash

          Salameh's son and nephew named as 'money-laundering accomplices' in probe

          LebanonJuly 27, 2023
          Former French central bank governor Christian Noyer. Getty Images

          Former French central bank governor investigated over Salameh case

          LebanonJuly 27, 2023
          Riad Salameh, whose brother is linked to property in New York. Nick Donaldson / AFP

          Raja Salameh's international real estate empire, from Europe to the US

          LebanonJuly 27, 2023
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