https://powerbase.info/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=SGBLSGBL - Revision history2026-10-22T18:49:56ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.14https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=SGBL&diff=294610&oldid=prevLebanon Bot: New page: SGBL, with sources2026-10-22T09:56:31Z<p>New page: SGBL, with sources</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Lebanese bank, Société Générale de Banque au Liban, controlled by the Sehnaoui family and chaired by Antoun Sehnaoui'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = SGBL<br />
| logo = <br />
| type = Bank<br />
| founded = {{Start date|1953}}<br />
| location = Beirut, Lebanon<br />
| key_people = [[Antoun Sehnaoui]] (Chairman and CEO); Tarek Chehab (Deputy CEO)<br />
| website = https://www.sgbl.com<br />
}}<br />
'''SGBL''' (Société Générale de Banque au Liban) is a Lebanese bank chaired by [[Antoun Sehnaoui]].<ref name="SGBLBoard">SGBL, [https://www.sgbl.com/english/corporate-profile/corporate-governance/board-of-directors Board of Directors] ''SGBL'', accessed 22 October 2026 (company-side).</ref> According to the bank, it was founded in 1953 as Banque Belgo-Libanaise, a partnership between Michel Sehnaoui & Sons and two Belgian banks. The French bank Société Générale took a 25% stake in 1969 and 50% in 1991. The bank took its present name in 2001, and in 2006 the Sehnaoui Group raised its holding from 50% to 81%.<ref name="SGBLHistory">SGBL, [https://www.sgbl.com/english/who-we-are/history-and-timeline History] ''SGBL'', accessed 22 October 2026 (company-side).</ref><br />
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== Management ==<br />
The board appointed Antoun Sehnaoui chairman and CEO in 2007. In 2011 SGBL took over certain assets and liabilities of the Lebanese Canadian Bank.<ref name="SGBLHistory" /> The board lists Antoun Sehnaoui as chairman and Nabil Sehnaoui as a member.<ref name="SGBLBoard" /><br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
In July 2026 ''The National'' reported that Sehnaoui faced money-laundering charges linked to currency trading at SGBL during the 2019 financial crisis, as well as a wanted notice over his dinner with [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref name="National30Jul2026">Fatima Al Mahmoud, [https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/30/lebanon-issues-wanted-notice-for-antoun-sehnaoui-after-dinner-with-netanyahu/ Lebanon issues wanted notice for Antoun Sehnaoui after dinner with Netanyahu] ''The National'', 30 July 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Solidere]]<br />
* [[Lebanese draft law banning property sales in occupied areas (2026)]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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