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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sources: Lebanon Central Bank Forensic Audit to Begin June 27

A view shows the Central Bank building in Beirut. Reuters

A team from US-based auditor Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) will arrive in Lebanon on June 27 and begin a long-delayed forensic audit of the country's central bank, two Lebanese official sources told Reuters.

The forensic audit, to examine the bank's past financial transactions to boost transparency, has been a key demand of donor states that want Lebanon to enact reforms before releasing funds to help address a financial meltdown that began in 2019.

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