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Latest · News · 4 November 2026
Abukhazam sworn in as Central Bank governor

Fawzi Abukhazam took the constitutional oath before the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in the presence of MPs and Central Bank officials, after his formal election as governor.

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House of Representatives formally elects Abukhazam Central Bank governor News · 1 min read House of Representatives formally elects Abukhazam Central Bank governor Fawzi Abukhazam was formally elected Central Bank governor with 78 votes at a House of Representatives session in Sabha on Monday. 1 min read Central Bank Overhauls Board Committees in First Meeting Under Acting Governor News · 1 min read Central Bank Overhauls Board Committees in First Meeting Under Acting Governor The board reconstitutes its monetary policy committee and creates governance, audit and risk, and appointments panels, as the bank faces pressure over… 1 min read High Council of State rejects House’s acceptance of central bank governor’s resignation News · 1 min read High Council of State rejects House’s acceptance of central bank governor’s resignation The council says it will recognise no administrative or legal consequences from the decision or the appointment of an interim governor, and calls on N… 1 min read Libya’s parliament speaker accepts central bank governor’s resignation News · 1 min read Libya’s parliament speaker accepts central bank governor’s resignation The speaker of the House of Representatives names board member Fawzi Abu Khzam to run the governor’s duties after accepting Naji Issa’s resignation. 1 min read The Manufactured Black Swan: How the Central Bank of Libya Failed to Protect the Dinar Article · 8 min read The Manufactured Black Swan: How the Central Bank of Libya Failed to Protect the Dinar With oil prices elevated, exports continuing and the country spared the direct disruption affecting major regional shipping routes, why has the dollar… 8 min read Central Bank sharia authority clears $2,000 currency exchange and mudaraba deposit certificates News · 1 min read Central Bank sharia authority clears $2,000 currency exchange and mudaraba deposit certificates The Central Sharia Supervisory Authority says both the personal foreign-currency exchange cap and unrestricted mudaraba investment certificates comply… 1 min read Libyan bank-fraud networks triple Facebook impersonation scams in a month Report · 2 min read Libyan bank-fraud networks triple Facebook impersonation scams in a month A monthly fraud-tracking report finds bank impersonation scams on Facebook nearly tripled in August, with coordinated scripts and offshore signals poi… 2 min read Libya's banks can't carry the economy alone Article · 4 min read Libya's banks can't carry the economy alone Libya's economy is being held back not by weak banks alone, but by the absence of capital markets, institutional investors and non-bank financing — an… 4 min read Libya's long-term investment portfolio posts $1.25bn in returns for 2025, chairman says News · 1 min read Libya's long-term investment portfolio posts $1.25bn in returns for 2025, chairman says Abdulfattah Ghaffar tells CNN Business Arabic the fund manages some $13 billion in assets and is awaiting UN clearance to redeploy frozen holdings thr… 1 min read Amal Al-Saudi becomes first woman to chair a Libyan bank News · 1 min read Amal Al-Saudi becomes first woman to chair a Libyan bank Al-Saudi, a trade finance specialist with over 30 years' experience across the MENA region, was named chairwoman of United Bank for Commerce and Inves… 1 min read Central Bank to host fifth Arab conference on savings and financial literacy in Tripoli News · 1 min read Central Bank to host fifth Arab conference on savings and financial literacy in Tripoli The three-day conference, themed "Tripoli, Capital of Financial Literacy," will bring together central bank officials, financial institutions and rese… 1 min read