Lebanon CenBank head says expects economy to grow 2% in 2018

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said on Thursday he expects the economy to grow by 2 percent in 2018.

Speaking at an economic conference in Beirut, Salameh also said the central bank expects inflation in Lebanon to be 4-5 percent in 2018.

(Reporting by Lisa Barrington Editing by Gareth Jones) ((lisa.barrington@thomsonreuters.com; +961(0)1954456;))