Source: Reuters
The audit had hit a roadblock last year when restructuring consultancy A&M withdrew in November saying it hadn't received the information it needed from the central bank.
Security & Justice
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Tuesday 14 September 2021 11:03:59
Lebanon to Sign Contract for Central Bank Audit in Days
Lebanon's outgoing finance minister Ghazi Wazni said on Tuesday a contract for a forensic audit of the central bank would be signed in a few days by the new government with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M).
Prime Minister Najib Mikati put together a new cabinet on Friday alongside President Michel Aoun, naming Youssef Khalil as finance minister.
