Lebanon hires international consulting firm to conduct audit

Alvarez & Marshal will conduct a type of audit focused on financial crimes and money tracing amid allegations of corruption and money laundering by top Lebanese officials.
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut on Nov. 11, 2019. - JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images
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Lebanon hired an international consulting firm on Friday to conduct an audit focused on money tracking. 

Finance Minister Youssef Khalil signed the contract with the New York-based Alvarez & Marshal to perform a forensic audit of the Lebanese government. 

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