CBL increases foreign currency cash limit permitted to enter Libya - up from US$ 10,000 to US$ 30,000
Apr 26 Sami Zaptia

CBL increases foreign currency cash limit permitted to enter Libya - up from US$ 10,000 to US$ 30,000

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, in his capacity as Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Committee, ci...

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The Anti Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing Unit refers LD 6.8 million pensions and retirees’ benefits embezzlement case
Feb 5 Sami Zaptia

The Anti Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing Unit refers LD 6.8 million pensions and retirees’ benefits embezzlement case

The Anti Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing Unit (AFCMLTF) has referred the case file concerning the embezzlement of more tha...

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CBL Governor Issa meets with the US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in DC
Oct 19 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor Issa meets with the US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in DC

On the sidelines of attending the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank held in Washington, D.C. (13 to 18 October), Naji Issa, the Governor of th...

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Al-Refee bank manager detained pending trial for attempted LD 15 million fraud
Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

Al-Refee bank manager detained pending trial for attempted LD 15 million fraud

The Attorney General’s Office announced Saturday that the Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention, pending trial, of the Manager of the Al-Refee (...

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Commitment to Basel requirements, the focus of the Second Libyan Forum for Financial Institutions
Oct 16 Sami Zaptia

Commitment to Basel requirements, the focus of the Second Libyan Forum for Financial Institutions

The Second Libyan Forum for Financial Institutions was held in Tripoli on Saturday focusing on the commitment to the Basel requirements.The event was...

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CBL receives results from meetings with international banks
Apr 19 Sami Zaptia

CBL receives results from meetings with international banks

The Governor of the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya, Saddek Omar El-Kaber, received last Sunday the results of the work of the team assigned to co...

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Libya’s National Anti-Money Laundering Commission signs agreement with Interior Ministry to combat corruption
Aug 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s National Anti-Money Laundering Commission signs agreement with Interior Ministry to combat corruption

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 August 2020:The Governor of the Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in his role as chairman of the National Anti-Money Laund...

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Aug 7 Sami Zaptia

Anti Money Laundering Committee discusses Libya’s forthcoming system assessment

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 7 August 2020:Libya’s Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing National Committee met on Wednesday at...

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Feb 23 Sami Zaptia

North Africa Bank tenders for new data centre and Siron anti-money laundering software

By Sami Zaptia. London, 23 February 2020: Libya’s private sector North African Bank announced a new public tender and an extension of an old tender la...

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CBL hails Libya’s removal from FATF terror-financing watch list
Feb 23 Sami Zaptia

CBL hails Libya’s removal from FATF terror-financing watch list

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 February 2018:The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) congratulated Faiez Serraj, head of the Presidency Council and his GNA Ministe...

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