Now a wanted man, Lebanon’s central bank head steps down

Riad Salameh’s term as governor of Lebanon’s central bank is coming to an end after 30 years amid charges at home and abroad of money laundering, fraud and embezzling public funds.
As the 73-year-old’s term ends on Monday, Lebanon’s financial losses stand in excess of $72bn, more than three times its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, according to the World Bank.
Salameh’s leadership of Banque du Liban (BDL) left the country with the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s worst economic crises in modern times.
A tarnished end to a governorship that started in 1993 at the request of then-Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.

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