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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

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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