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          Riad Salameh

          All you need to know about Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh

          Riad Salameh faces a string of misconduct investigations in Lebanon and abroad. He denies any wrongdoing. AFP

          Lebanon's Riad Salameh released on $14 million bail

          MENASeptember 26, 2025
          Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh is facing charges at home and abroad. AFP

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

          LebanonAugust 26, 2025
          Lebanon's former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh has been charged with embezzling public funds, forgery, illicit enrichment and money laundering. AFP

          Lebanon's ex-Central Bank chief Riad Salameh to be released on $20m bail

          NewsAugust 26, 2025
          A protest in Beirut against Riad Salameh, who has been accused for years of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from Lebanon's central bank. EPA

          Riad Salameh's arrest is a chance to restore some faith in Lebanese institutions

          EditorialSeptember 05, 2024
          Riad Salameh the former governor of Lebanon's central bank faces several charges. Reuters

          Former Lebanon central bank governor charged with embezzlement

          MENASeptember 04, 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 worker cleans the logo of Bank Audi in Beirut. It is one of the largest lenders in Lebanon. Reuters

          Lebanese bank subsidiary 'breached anti-money laundering obligations'

          LebanonMarch 25, 2024
          Lebanon's former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2017. Reuters

          Germany confirms arrest warrant for Riad Salameh

          MENAFebruary 28, 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
          Wassim Mansouri, Lebanon's acting central bank governor, says there is urgent need for reforms. Reuters

          Lebanon central bank will not print money to cover deficit

          LebanonAugust 25, 2023
          A member of the Lebanese Depositors Association holds a placard during a protest in front of the French Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 January 2022. Members of the Lebanese Depositors Association protest against the 'corrupt political authority and decisions of Riad Salameh, the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank and Salim Sfeir, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of Beirut in Beirut and President of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, and to call for recourse to the international courts'. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH

          Beyond the Headlines: Riad Salameh's fall from grace

          Beyond the HeadlinesAugust 25, 2023
          Alicia Kearns. Photo: DHS

          UK needs to refocus on Middle East, says Foreign Affairs Committee chief

          UKAugust 19, 2023
          The central bank of Lebanon building in Beirut, days after governor Riad Salameh ended his 30 years in office on August 4. Getty Images

          Lebanon to freeze accounts of former central bank governor

          LebanonAugust 14, 2023
          Lebanese protest against the deteriorating economic situation in front of the central bank's building in Beirut. Reuters

          Lebanon central bank audit criticises management failures under Salameh

          LebanonAugust 11, 2023
          Riad Salameh is wanted abroad and reviled at home. EPA

          US, UK and Canada sanction former Lebanon central bank chief

          LebanonAugust 10, 2023
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