Five die in Siyahiya currency exchange queue row; currency office set on fire
Nov 7 Michel Cousins

Five die in Siyahiya currency exchange queue row; currency office set on fire

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 7 November 2016:Five people died as a result of clashes which erupted this morning in Tripoli’s western suburb of Siyahiya as a...

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Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau allows Commerce and Development bank cheque clearance below LD 10 k

By Sami Zaptia.The Audit Bureau has lifted its suspension on Commerce and Development bank cheque clearance under LD 10 K while investigating possible...

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Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

CBL halves hard currency debit card withdrawal ceiling

By Sami Zaptia. The CBL has reduced debit card maximum ceilings down by half to US$ 5,000 per annum (Photo: Aman bank)Tunis, 13 January 2016:The Centr...

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Nov 10 Sami Zaptia

CBL approves LD 875 million for flour import to 81 companies

By Libya Herald reporter.The CBL has approved LCs for the import of flour for subsidised bread (File photo).Tunis, 10 November 2015:The Central Bank o...

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Nov 10 Michel Cousins

Blocked currency exchange forces Indian medics to quit

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 10 November 2015:A group of Indian staff working at clinics in Jalu oasis district in eastern Libya has quit, accord...

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Grand Mufti labels currency dealers “criminals” as dinar plunges
Nov 5 Michel Cousins

Grand Mufti labels currency dealers “criminals” as dinar plunges

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 5 November 2015:Fearing arrest by militias, currency dealers in Tripoli kept their shops shut today after they were...

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Jun 12 Emad

Central Bank extends deadline for changing LD 20 notes

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab and Naam Al-Khosi.Tripoli, 12 June 2014:The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) management has announced they will extend the time limit...

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Jan 7 Michel Cousins

Dinar note hand-in extended

Tripoli, 6 January 2013:The Libyan Central Bank has extended the deadline for accepting the old, large-size, five and ten dinar notes.  The bank notes...

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