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Lebanon Central Bank Gov. Riad Salameh says will not seek term renewal

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 10 Feb 2023 18:46
2 Min Read

The banker has held his position for already 30 years and maintains the backing of some of Lebanon's most powerful political figures, including Nabih Berri, the House Speaker of the Lebanese parliament. 

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  • People pass by the Lebanese Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
    People pass by the Lebanese Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

In an interview with Saudi news agency Asharq, the Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, Riad Salameh, said on Friday that he will not seek to renew his term once his six-year stint expires in July this year. 

"My decision is that, at the end of the term, it will be a page I turned in my life and I will move to work outside the central bank," Salameh told Asharq. 

Local reports revealed that there has not yet been a general consensus over who would succeed Salameh.

The banker has held his position for already 30 years and maintains the backing of some of Lebanon's most powerful political figures.

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In March, France, Germany, and Luxembourg seized properties and frozen assets totaling $130 million in a significant operation tied to a French investigation into Salameh's personal riches.

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