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Lebanon's Banks and Deposits Secure, Says Central Bank Governor

Reuters

   BEIRUT - Lebanon's banks will not go bankrupt and deposits are secure,
   central bank Governor Riad Salameh said Thursday in remarks aimed at
   reassuring depositors amid a deep financial crisis that has shaken
   confidence in the country's banking system.

   Speaking to broadcaster MTV in his first extended remarks in nearly two
   months, Salameh said that foreign support was needed to pull the
   country from crisis and that Qatar appeared open to offering help.

   "I believe the Qataris want to support Lebanon," he said, referencing a
   recent visit he made to Doha, before adding: "Contact between the two
   states is not the responsibility of the central bank."

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