BEIRUT, April 28 — The deputy leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement criticised the central bank over the pound’s drop to record lows against the US dollar and said its governor was partly responsible, according media reports today. The comments about the bank’s governor, Riad...
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 07:39 PM MYT
The comments about the bank’s governor, Riad Salameh, by Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem followed an attack on Salameh last week by Prime Minister Hassan Diab which prompted warnings from the speaker of parliament not to remove him. Qassem said the “appropriate decision” must be taken to put the “country’s interest ahead of all else” without further specifying.
Several dealers were arrested yesterday for violating the cap and a syndicate representing them said exchange bureaus would shut until they were released and the situation was resolved.
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