Diab chairs financial meeting

Prime Minister, Dr. Hassan Diab, chaired a financial meeting on Friday.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Zeina Akar, Minister of Environment and Administrative Development Demianos Kattar, Minister of Finance Ghazi Wazni, Minister of Economy and Trade Raoul Nehme, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, Head of the General Security Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, Central Bank’s vice governors Wassim Mansouri, Bachir Yakzan, Salim Chahine and Alexander Mouradian, Advisor to the President of Republic, Charbel Cordahi, PM Advisors Khodor Taleb and George Chalhoub, in addition to the vice-president of the Association of Banks, Nadim Qassar, Secretary Walid Raphael, ABL member Roger Dagher and Chairman of the Board and General Manager of Bank Audi, Samir Hanna.

The meeting was dedicated to following up on the technical discussion regarding the financial approach and reviewing the money market’s conditions. BdL governor has also informed interlocutors of the intention to open credits in banks to import subsidized food and consumer goods, based on the list prepared by the Ministry of Economy.