The headquarters of BDL in Beirut. (Credit: Philippe Hage Boutros/L'Orient-Le Jour)
The outlines of the race for the head of Banque du Liban, temporarily led by Wassim Manssouri since the end of Riad Salameh's term in July 2023, are becoming clearer. While negotiations continue behind the scenes at the Baabda Palace, the Grand Serail and the Finance Ministry, without consensus on a name, a decision could be made in the coming weeks, according to several sources. Read more World Bank: Lebanon received $5.8 billion in remittances in 2024 The list of potential candidates continues to expand: former Minister Camille Abousleiman, regional director at the World Bank, Issam Abousleiman, fund manager, Firas Abi Nassif, director of the Middle East and Central Asia department at the International Monetary Fund, Jihad Azour, Lebanon's former negotiator with the IMF, Henri Chaoul and fund manager Karim Souaid are still...
The outlines of the race for the head of Banque du Liban, temporarily led by Wassim Manssouri since the end of Riad Salameh's term in July 2023, are becoming clearer. While negotiations continue behind the scenes at the Baabda Palace, the Grand Serail and the Finance Ministry, without consensus on a name, a decision could be made in the coming weeks, according to several sources. Read more World Bank: Lebanon received $5.8 billion in remittances in 2024 The list of potential candidates continues to expand: former Minister Camille Abousleiman, regional director at the World Bank, Issam Abousleiman, fund manager, Firas Abi Nassif, director of the Middle East and Central Asia department at the International Monetary Fund, Jihad Azour, Lebanon's former negotiator with the IMF, Henri Chaoul and fund manager Karim Souaid are...