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Lebanon charges former central bank governor Riad Salameh with illicit enrichment and embezzlement, facing international investigations and sanctions.

Protesters who lost savings in financial crisis demonstrated outside court as Riad Salameh pleaded not guilty

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been arrested in Beirut. Once lauded for reviving the country's economy after the civil war, Salameh's later years in office were marred by allegations of financial crimes including embezzlement and money laundering. Plus, the trial against Martin Winterkorn, the former CEO of…

Once lauded for reviving Lebanon's economy, former central bank chief Riad Salameh -- wanted abroad and reviled at home after years of financial meltdown -- was arrested on Tuesday by Lebanese authorities.

Prosecutors say Riad Salameh, bank governor from 1993 to 2023, being investigated for money laundering, other crimes.

Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has called on the country’s ruling class to quickly implement economic and financial reforms that the central bank won’t offer loans to the state and does not plan on printing money to cover the huge budget deficit to avoid worsening inflation

Lebanon's political elites are pushing a recovery plan for the country's financial collapse that would allow them to sidestep tough reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund

Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has frozen the accounts of the banks embattled former chief and close relatives and associates

A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions.”