Central Bank of Libya

Central Bank of Libya
مصرف ليبيا المركزي
Headquarters Tripoli
Established 1956
Central bank of  Libya
Currency Libyan dinar
LYD (ISO 4217)
Preceded by Libyan Currency Committee
Website cbl.gov.ly

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) is the monetary authority in Libya and enjoys the status of autonomous corporate body. The law establishing the CBL stipulates that the objectives of the central bank shall be to maintain monetary stability in Libya, and to promote the sustained growth of the economy in accordance with the general economic policy of the state.

The headquarters of the Central Bank is in Tripoli. However, to make the CBL services more accessible to commercial banks branches and public departments located far from the headquarters, the CBL has three branches located in Benghazi, Sabha and Sirte.

In March 2011, the governor of CBL, Farhat Bengdara, resigned and defected to the rebelling side of the Libyan Civil War, having first arranged for the bulk of external Libyan assets to be frozen and unavailable to the Gaddafi regime.[1] As of September 2011, the bank's governor is Gasem Azzoz.[2]

History

Central Bank of Libya building in Tripoli.

The CBL started its operations on 1 April 1956 to replace the Libyan Currency committee which was established by the United Nations and other supervising countries in 1951 to ensure the well being of the Weak and poor Libyan economy. The primary aims of the Libyan Currency committee were to assist Libya in creating a unified currency in all four provinces.

Governing structures

The governing structures of the Bank are:

  1. The Governor.
  2. The Deputy Governor.
  3. The Governing Council.

Management of the general affairs of the Bank within the policies of the country is entrusted to a board of directors consisting of the governor as chairman, deputy governor as vice-chairman, and six other members, who usually represent other financial and economic interests.

The tasks of the governor include:

Functions

The functions of the CBL have grown since its establishment, and now include the following :

See also

References

  1. FT interview dated 17 May 2011 here
  2. Birsel, Robert (1 September 2011). "Dinars from heaven as Britain flies banknotes to Libya". Reuters UK. Reuters. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

External links

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