BDL Governor Riad Salameh poses during a studio photo shoot in Beirut on Dec. 20, 2021. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP)
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank)’s Special Investigation Commission (SIC) has ordered banks and financial institutions operating in the country to freeze the accounts and assets of 11 individuals and two companies, according to a “confidential” decision dated Sept. 18, 2026, and sent to banks in Lebanon, which L’Orient-Le Jour was able to review.The authenticity of the document and the names it contains was confirmed to our publication by a source familiar with the matter who wishes to remain anonymous. Two Lebanese bankers also confirmed that banks across the country received BDL’s decision on Tuesday morning. Read more Toward closer cooperation between Karim Souhaid and banks The 13 names include individuals and companies linked to several separate files, including U.S. sanctions against Hassan Moukalled’s financial...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank)’s Special Investigation Commission (SIC) has ordered banks and financial institutions operating in the country to freeze the accounts and assets of 11 individuals and two companies, according to a “confidential” decision dated Sept. 18, 2026, and sent to banks in Lebanon, which L’Orient-Le Jour was able to review.The authenticity of the document and the names it contains was confirmed to our publication by a source familiar with the matter who wishes to remain anonymous. Two Lebanese bankers also confirmed that banks across the country received BDL’s decision on Tuesday morning. Read more Toward closer cooperation between Karim Souhaid and banks The 13 names include individuals and companies linked to several separate files, including U.S. sanctions against Hassan...