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Lebanon's new central bank governor pledged Friday to fight money laundering, financing terrorism and drug smuggling, ...

Lebanon's new central bank chief pledged to combat money laundering and terror financing, and to rebuild trust in the country ...

He outlined a roadmap that includes restructuring Lebanon’s fragile banking sector, addressing the country’s mounting public ...

The governor of Lebanon's central bank, Karim Souaid, took office on Friday, pledging to advance key reforms demanded by ...

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Karim Souaid says repayments will begin with small depositors, followed by medium-sized accounts, then larger depositors - ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon appointed asset manager Karim Souaid to the post of central bank governor Thursday as the government tries to reform the economy after months of war and decades of mismanagement ...

Karim Souaid also said the central bank would counter terrorism financing and eliminate the parallel economy as it seeks to ...

New governor must restructure banking sector, distribute losses President and PM split over Souaid's appointment, sources say Washington involved in governor choice to curb Hezbollah funding ...

Karim Souaid, who was speaking after officially taking office in Beirut, added that he will work on restructuring the banking sector, public debt and returning money to depositors. Lebanon’s ...