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Riad Salameh

All you need to know about Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh

Riad Salameh faces a string of misconduct investigations in Lebanon and abroad. He denies any wrongdoing. AFP

Lebanon's Riad Salameh released on $14 million bail

MENASeptember 26, 2025

Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh is facing charges at home and abroad. AFP

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The rise and fall of Lebanon's former central banker Riad Salameh

LebanonAugust 26, 2025

Lebanon's former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh has been charged with embezzling public funds, forgery, illicit enrichment and money laundering. AFP

Lebanon's ex-Central Bank chief Riad Salameh to be released on $20m bail

NewsAugust 26, 2025

A protest in Beirut against Riad Salameh, who has been accused for years of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from Lebanon's central bank. EPA

Riad Salameh's arrest is a chance to restore some faith in Lebanese institutions

EditorialSeptember 05, 2024

Riad Salameh the former governor of Lebanon's central bank faces several charges. Reuters

Former Lebanon central bank governor charged with embezzlement

MENASeptember 04, 2024

Riad Salameh is suspected of having embezzled more than $330 million in public money through a slush fund set up at Lebanon's central bank when he was governor. Reuters

Lebanon's central bank joins inquiry into alleged corruption by Salameh

MENAJuly 15, 2024

Monetary policies of Lebanon's central bank have been blamed for the country's economic crisis. AP

New fraud allegations hit Lebanon central bank over $8 billion scheme

MENAApril 09, 2024

Lebanese bank subsidiary 'breached anti-money laundering obligations'

LebanonMarch 25, 2024

Lebanon's former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2017. Reuters

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Germany confirms arrest warrant for Riad Salameh

MENAFebruary 28, 2024

Riad Salameh greets employees on his last working day as the head of the central bank in Beirut. EPA

Riad Salameh's inner circle planned to thwart corruption probe, investigation reveals

LebanonNovember 17, 2023

Wassim Mansouri, Lebanon's acting central bank governor, says there is urgent need for reforms. Reuters

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Lebanon central bank will not print money to cover deficit

LebanonAugust 25, 2023

A member of the Lebanese Depositors Association holds a placard during a protest in front of the French Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 January 2022. Members of the Lebanese Depositors Association protest against the 'corrupt political authority and decisions of Riad Salameh, the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank and Salim Sfeir, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of Beirut in Beirut and President of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, and to call for recourse to the international courts'. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH

Beyond the Headlines: Riad Salameh's fall from grace

Beyond the HeadlinesAugust 25, 2023

Alicia Kearns. Photo: DHS

UK needs to refocus on Middle East, says Foreign Affairs Committee chief

UKAugust 19, 2023

The central bank of Lebanon building in Beirut, days after governor Riad Salameh ended his 30 years in office on August 4. Getty Images

Lebanon to freeze accounts of former central bank governor

LebanonAugust 14, 2023

Lebanese protest against the deteriorating economic situation in front of the central bank's building in Beirut. Reuters

Lebanon central bank audit criticises management failures under Salameh

LebanonAugust 11, 2023

Riad Salameh is wanted abroad and reviled at home. EPA

US, UK and Canada sanction former Lebanon central bank chief

LebanonAugust 10, 2023

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