Lebanon caretaker PM urges central bank to provide all info for audit

Lebanon caretaker PM urges central bank to provide all info for audit

Diab said in a statement on Tuesday that Banque du Liban (BDL) had only provided the firm with 42% of the documents requested







Reuters

, Tuesday 3 Nov 2020







FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab is pictured after submitting his resignation to Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 10, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)













Lebanon is grappling with a financial meltdown that has crashed the currency, paralysed banks and prompted a sovereign default. It hired the turnaround specialist this year to audit the central bank - a key demand of the International Monetary Fund and foreign donors which have pressed the indebted state to tackle waste and corruption.

Diab said