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Lebanon
Riad Salamé plays for time ahead of May general election

Governor of the Banque du Lebanon, Riad Salamé is at the centre of political manoeuvres ahead of the upcoming general election, as well as being in the sights of judge Ghada Aoun, who is close to the presidential camp. [...]

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Abbas Ibrahim played role in Beirut port security director's flight to US

Freed in a surprise decision by Lebanon's attorney general, Beirut port security official Ziad Al Awf, jailed in connection with his role in the port explosion, fled to the US recently with the help of spymaster Abbas Ibrahim, despite a court order preventing him from leaving the country.

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UK court ruling requires SGBL and Audi bank to hand over dollars

A British court has ruled in favour of a Lebanese-British citizen with bank accounts in Lebanon, meaning that SGBL and Bank Audi will have to give their client $4m, despite the country's financial crisis.

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Riad Salamé affair ensnares European courts into Lebanese imbroglio

The French, Swiss and Luxembourg courts could have liked to meet with Judge Jean Tannous in Paris to help push forward a probe into the former governor of Lebanon's central bank's assets. But caught up in Beirut politics, the Lebanese magistrate is having trouble fulfilling his mandate, both in France and Lebanon.

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Governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé.

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IMF needs to see real progress on Alvarez & Marsal's Beirut forensic audit

On the eve of new talks between Beirut and the International Monetary Fund, held with the aim of seeing the release of a long-awaited financial bailout, many obstacles remain. Foremost among them are the delays to crucial audits, including the one conducted by US forensic auditor Alvarez & Marsal.

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Jetex asked to settle Riad Salamé's "forgotten" cash-in-luggage problem with French police

After having "forgotten" to declare €90,000 in cash in his luggage when he flew to Paris in June, Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé was ordered to pay a fine of €2,700. He decided to leave it to private aviation company Jetex to settle the problem.

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Multiple investigations underway into BDL chief Riad Salamé

While the Swiss government's investigation into Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé has lacked some impetus, private investigation firms are conducting probes that may go further.

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Riad Salamé, Governor of the Bank of Lebanon since August 1, 1993.

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