Libya
Libya’s parliament approves central bank compromise deal
Path now set for appointments of governor, deputy governor and board of directors
Libya’s central bank suspends operations as crisis worsens
Armed groups attempt to break into headquarters and depose governor aligned with rival authorities
Libya’s eastern authorities shut oilfields over CBL governor row
Move follows second attempt to storm central bank in capital Tripoli
Libya’s central bank resumes operations
Move follows “safe return” of kidnapped official
Libyan central bank halts work after IT director abducted
Kidnapping comes after armed protesters call for governor’s resignation
Libyan central bank says it has reunified
US welcomes announcement after years of civil war division but calls for “concrete action”
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Libyan parliament replaces rebel-held areas’ central bank chief
Move came after relations between civil war-torn country’s central banks worsened
Libyan central banks have open dispute as political climate worsens
Tripoli-based central bank denies counterpart’s claims of lack of liquidity
Libyan governors meet as UN tries to broker reunification
Audit will recommend ways to end division of central bank caused by civil war, reports say
UN effort to reunify Libyan central banks hits problems
One faction demands governor’s replacement as civil war weighs on oil and banking sectors
Eastern Libyan governor tries to resign as threats mount
Local media says el-Hibri complains of shrinking revenue and attacks on staff amid civil war
Divided Libyan central bank holds peace meeting
Central bank’s first board meeting in five years agrees single exchange rate for war-torn country
Libyan governor warns of economic collapse
Oil blockade is “bullet in the head” to civil-war torn country’s economy, Sadiq al-Kabir says
UN says rival Libyan central banks will be audited
Central bank is depository for civil war-torn country’s vital oil earnings
Rebel Libyan central bank issues more Russian-printed notes
Maltese security forces seize large shipment of banknotes meant for rebel territory
Eswatini central bank denies allegations of holding ‘Gaddafi millions’
Central bank denies claims that it holds money passed on by former South African president Zuma
Libyan central bank issues first polymer banknotes
One of the country’s rival central banks collaborates with De La Rue
Libyan central bank and presidential council sign deal to ease austerity
Central bank agrees to provide regular cash grants to families
Libya’s eastern administration elects new central bank governor
Mohamed al-Shukri, former vice-governor under Gaddafi, is elected by the House of Representatives; the move casts doubt on PM’s unification plans
Libyan PM calls for unification of country’s central banks
Eastern branch functions as separate central bank and issues Russian-made currency