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CBL source to Libya Herald: Central Bank plans to inject quantities of foreign currency into market over coming days
Yesterday Ibrahim Senusi

CBL source to Libya Herald: Central Bank plans to inject quantities of foreign currency into market over coming days

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Libya’s fuel shortage: Nearly 7,000 trucks supplied with diesel in 4 Days
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s fuel shortage: Nearly 7,000 trucks supplied with diesel in 4 Days

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Demonstrations, roadblocks spread across western Libya - mirroring increasing summer temperatures & worsening power cuts
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Demonstrations, roadblocks spread across western Libya - mirroring increasing summer temperatures & worsening power cuts

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Central Bank of Libya source to Libya Herald: Direct transfers will effectively end the black market's monopoly on foreign currency
May 17 Sami Zaptia

Central Bank of Libya source to Libya Herald: Direct transfers will effectively end the black market's monopoly on foreign currency

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CBL renews call for closure of unofficial FX sales outlets – as dinar begins to slide again
May 12 Sami Zaptia

CBL renews call for closure of unofficial FX sales outlets – as dinar begins to slide again

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Libyan dinar will be down to LD 7.90 before mid-April: CBL briefing
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Libyan dinar will be down to LD 7.90 before mid-April: CBL briefing

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CBL signs contract to print LD 30 billion of new LD-20 denominations – more denominations, including LD 50, to be printed this year
Mar 29 Sami Zaptia

CBL signs contract to print LD 30 billion of new LD-20 denominations – more denominations, including LD 50, to be printed this year

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CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving - Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving - Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April

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CBL Governor urges executive authorities to take measures to close unlicensed foreign exchange bureaux, prohibit imports outside the banking system
Dec 19, 2025 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor urges executive authorities to take measures to close unlicensed foreign exchange bureaux, prohibit imports outside the banking system

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CBL issues new licenses to another 91 FX Bureaux – but no announcement of when they may start trading as the LD plunges to 8.17 per dollar
Dec 9, 2025 Sami Zaptia

CBL issues new licenses to another 91 FX Bureaux – but no announcement of when they may start trading as the LD plunges to 8.17 per dollar

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