Joseph Torbey (

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: جوزيف طربيه, from

Tannourine Tannourine (, also Tannoureen, Tannorine) is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the h ...

) is a Lebanese banker, the Chairman of the Crédit Libanais bank and the head of the World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB).

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Born in

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, Joseph Torbey holds a

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in Law from the

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, and studied

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and Business Taxation at the

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. He was head of the Income Tax Department at the Ministry of Finance from 1970 to 1988. In 1988, he became the Chairman of Crédit Libanais. He was the president of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) from 2001 to 2005, 2009-2013 and 2015–2019. In 2006, he became the head of the World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB). He is also president of the Maronite League from 2007 to 2013.

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Lebanese bankers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Beirut University of Southern California alumni University of Lyon alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Torbey, Joseph

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