CBL Governor Issa reviews latest e-payment indicators - continued increases across multiple areas
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor Issa reviews latest e-payment indicators - continued increases across multiple areas

In line with the implementation of digital transformation plans, the promotion of electronic payment services, and a review of record growth indicator...

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HoR members call for amendment of the HoR’s internal regulations – to check Ageela Saleh’s unilateral decision-making powers
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

HoR members call for amendment of the HoR’s internal regulations – to check Ageela Saleh’s unilateral decision-making powers

In a video statement published late last night / early this morning from its Benghazi headquarters, around 50 Members of Libya’s Parliament (House of...

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Aldabaiba calls on CBL Governor to halt all 2026 project spending across Libya - until the newly US-brokered unified spending agreement is adhered to
Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba calls on CBL Governor to halt all 2026 project spending across Libya - until the newly US-brokered unified spending agreement is adhered to

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, sent an official letter (dated 19 February) to the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya,...

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CBL reaches agreement with importers to urgently deliver 2.5 million boxes of cooking oil
Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

CBL reaches agreement with importers to urgently deliver 2.5 million boxes of cooking oil

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, held a meeting in his Tripoli office yesterday with the President and CEO of the Libyan In...

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CBL requests Foreign Ministry to instruct employees to only use official foreign exchange bureaux – calls on authorities to close unlicensed foreign exchange shops
Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

CBL requests Foreign Ministry to instruct employees to only use official foreign exchange bureaux – calls on authorities to close unlicensed foreign exchange shops

In a letter leaked on Libyan media dated 12 February, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, requested that Libya’s Minister of F...

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CBL’s role in granting LCs is limited - does not include assessing Libya’s economic needs
Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

CBL’s role in granting LCs is limited - does not include assessing Libya’s economic needs

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) issued a clarification statement yesterday regarding documentary credit procedures, emphasizing that its role and that...

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e-payment transactions for 2025 increased by 186 percent to LD 389 billion: CBL
Jan 20 Sami Zaptia

e-payment transactions for 2025 increased by 186 percent to LD 389 billion: CBL

In its latest routine statistical bulletin, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) revealed that the volume of transactions using e-payment methods increased...

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Economy Minister Hwej warns that Libya can run out of hard currency reserves if it does not control imports
Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Economy Minister Hwej warns that Libya can run out of hard currency reserves if it does not control imports

Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy Mohammed Al-Hwej, in an exclusive live interview yesterday with the Istanbul-based Libyan satellite TV statio...

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Dollar breaks LD 9 mark on black-market for first time since December 2017
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Dollar breaks LD 9 mark on black-market for first time since December 2017

The US dollar broke the LD 9 mark on the black-market foreign exchange yesterday for the first time since December 2017. This has happened despite th...

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CBL authorises activation of money transfers through the stalled MoneyGram and Western Union systems
Dec 24 Sami Zaptia

CBL authorises activation of money transfers through the stalled MoneyGram and Western Union systems

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, has authorised banks, exchange companies, and offices to begin taking the necessary steps...

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