Deputy HoR head calls on State Council to install Shukri as new CBL Governor
May 24 Sami Zaptia

Deputy HoR head calls on State Council to install Shukri as new CBL Governor

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 May 2018:The First Deputy Head of the House of Representatives (HoR), Fawzi Taher Al-Neweri, has called upon the High State...

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May 21 Sami Zaptia

CBL to investigate companies suspected of smuggling hard currency through LCs

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 21 May 2018:The Governor of the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek El-Kaber, has instructed...

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Shukri could take up new post as new CBL Governor in compromise move with HSC – HoR sources
Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

Shukri could take up new post as new CBL Governor in compromise move with HSC – HoR sources

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 December 2017:Sources in the House of Representatives (HoR) have told Libya Herald that Mohamed Shukri could take up his pos...

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Beida CBL renews call for board meeting, blames CBL Tripoli for refusal to meet
Dec 17 Sami Zaptia

Beida CBL renews call for board meeting, blames CBL Tripoli for refusal to meet

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 December 2017:The Beida-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL), recognized by the House of Representatives (HoR), the only intern...

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Beida CBL Governor Hibri blames Tripoli CBL Governor for economic woes, says dinar should be devalued to LD 6 per dollar
Nov 18 Sami Zaptia

Beida CBL Governor Hibri blames Tripoli CBL Governor for economic woes, says dinar should be devalued to LD 6 per dollar

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 November 2017:The Governor of the Beida-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Ali Hibri blames his Tripoli counterpart Saddek El...

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Top speaker line-up at 10 May Washington Libya conference
May 3 Sami Zaptia

Top speaker line-up at 10 May Washington Libya conference

By Sami Zaptia. London, 3 May 2017:The National Council for US-Libya Relations has confirmed the line-up for its conference to be held at the House of...

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Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

Credit and Development bank chairman calls on CBL to float Libyan Dinar

By Sami Zaptia.The C&D bank chairman calls on the CBL to float the Libyan Dinar (Photo: Sami Zaptia).London. 17 April 2017:One of the leading Liby...

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Libya not forgiving $2 billion Egyptian loan: CBL
Sep 6 Nigel Ash

Libya not forgiving $2 billion Egyptian loan: CBL

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 6 September 2014:The Central Bank of Libya has denied that it has waived the repayment by Egypt of $2 billion deposited in Ma...

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Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

CBL admits Governor hiding in Malta for months

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's CBL Governor Saddek El-Kaber has been hiding in Malta for months (Photo: From archives by Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 11 August 2014:...

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Jul 23 Sami Zaptia

Analysis: The price of freedom - Libyans are not getting value for money from their militias

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 23 July 2014:Under the shadow of militias clashing in various parts of Tripoli, last Monday (21 July) the final results for th...

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