VOL. XXXII

NO. 30

1-MAY-1989

FINANCIAL AND BANKING NEWS

REGIONAL BANKING

Another Lebanese Bank in Paris Is Illiquid

United Banking Corporation (UBC), a tiny Lebanese bank in Paris owned by theKairouz family, has been implicated in a local money laundering scandal and,following liquidity problems at the bank, the Banque de France (central bank)has appointed an administrator to manage its affairs temporarily. The man chosenfor the job, Mr. Jean Durame, was previously the Banque de France's appointee...