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Lebanon's Salameh threatens to sue Bloomberg over sanctions report

Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the United States is considering sanctions on Lebanon’s central bank chief, Riad Salameh.
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut on November 11, 2019. - Lebanon's central bank said it would strive to maintain the local currency's peg to the dollar and ease access to the greenback after weeks of mass protests. For two decades, the Lebanese pound has been pegged to the greenback at around 1,500 pounds to the dollar, and both currencies have been used interchangeably in daily life. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSE

Lebanon’s embattled central bank chief is threatening to sue Bloomberg after the news outlet reported on Thursday that the United States was considering imposing sanctions against him. 

Citing four people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that the US administration was discussing with European counterparts the possibility of coordinated sanctions on Riad Salameh, who has run the Middle East country's central bank since 1993. 

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