A broker no one has ever heard of (1), a secretive set-up (2), and irregular transfers (3):
Judicial documents reveal how a shell company allegedly allowed Lebanon Central bank governor, Riad Salameh, to make millions of $ from transactions with banks https://t.co/l4QrMsBVVO
L’Orient-Le Jour est à nouveau honoré en France par les plus hautes distinctions. Après le prix Albert Londres, attribué à notre reporter @HayekCaroline , notre journal s’est vu décerner la Grande Médaille de la francophonie de l’Académie française.
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Behind the #Lebanon 🇱🇧 #lira's 30% drop in value is a backdoor deal between the #centralbank and the #economy ministry to pay long-delayed subsidized food imports at a lira rate much higher than importers initially paid for. Here is the exclusive scoop.
https://t.co/K463BcEoMZ
« Les gouvernements occidentaux, malgré les sanctions contre le président syrien Bachar el-#Assad, sont devenus l’une des plus grandes sources de devises fortes du régime ». #Syrie https://t.co/l7fI15ucd5 via @LorientLeJour
The road to the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria is reportedly blocked by smugglers protesting against being stopped from taking illegal shipments of fuel from Lebanon to Syria 🤦🏻♀️
#Liban La descente aux enfers d’une famille de la classe moyenne. Une histore poignante racontée par @mariejosader https://t.co/n00FtaHfAM via @LorientLeJour
A MUST READ ARTICLE🚨
Officials’ comments on the end of subsidies raise questions over BDL’s reserves, which appears to have crossed the mandatory reserves threshold, despite Salameh’s promises not to touch them
Here's my full experience in a thread
https://t.co/OBS5bi4gX5
15 mars 2011 : des Syriens manifestent à Deraa contre la détention et la torture d'ados arrêtés pour avoir peint des graffitis anti-régime. 10 ans plus tard, la révolte populaire a été matée dans le sang et Assad gouverne un pays en ruines.
Le dossier spécial de @LOrientLeJour 👇
To unlock an IMF rescue package, the Lebanese government is required to reform its budget through a combination of corrective revenue and spending measures, which are largely not addressed in the current 2021 budget proposal, @omartamo19 explains
https://t.co/bMrutfkhnd
Should the Parliament amend the law to conduct the forensic audit? NO! Check my piece on @lorienttoday to know why
I also sent a detailed list of questions to Riad Salameh's office over the weekend, they still have not responded to it. https://t.co/xlCvdl3zoj
BDL and MoF can try to deflect responsibility, but the absence of political will to conduct the forensic audit has been clear since day 1, and many had warned that, with the same political class, the audit may lead nowhere @AzarsTweets@sibyllerizk
https://t.co/UUkkJ04bom
While I do understand customs between Arab States, can we just point out the irony of the situation? Only one day of national mourning was announced in Lebanon after the #BeirutBlast…
THREAD 🚨 Why fight for the Ministry of Finance?
The ministry of Finance is simply the heart of the cabinet as it connects all the financials related to every ministry and government agency.
Let’s start with some of its core functions 👇