Central bank governor Riad Salameh
Lebanese central bank to inject dollars as currency tumbles
Middle East
June 12, 2020
Lebanese central bank to inject dollars as currency tumbles
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s money changers said the country’s central bank agreed Friday to inject fresh dollars into the market…
Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defended himself Wednesday against scathing criticism, claiming there is a “systematic campaign” meant…
Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon paid back a Eurobond worth $1.5 billion that was scheduled to mature Thursday, a Finance Ministry…
Lebanon central bank workers strike, PM demands budgetary ‘realism’
Middle East
May 7, 2019
Lebanon central bank workers strike, PM demands budgetary ‘realism’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese central bank employees went on strike on Monday over state budget proposals that would cut their…