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Beirut, Jun 7 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) The French financial prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the personal assets of the governor of the Lebanese Central Bank, Riad Salameh.FOOTAGE OF THE LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says Eurozone inflation is slowing but is still expected to be "too high for too long", as the ECB raises interest rates for the ninth consecutive time. SOUNDBITE
G7 countries' finance ministers and central bank governors pose for a group photo as part of the three-day talks in the coastal city of Niigata, Japan. IMAGES
The Lebanese pound sinks to a historic low against the dollar on the parallel market, as banks in the crisis-hit country resumed an open-ended strike. The Lebanese pound, officially pegged at 15,000 to the dollar, was trading at 100,000 against the greenback on Tuesday, dealers said -- a dizzying plunge from 1,507 before the economic crisis hit in 2019. IMAGES
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde says that the eurozone economy has weathered the fallout from Russia's war in Ukraine and surging energy costs better than expected. SOUNDBITE