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Libya
Central bank governor al-Kabir on a knife edge

Seddiq Al Kabir, governor of the Central Bank of Libya. © Hamza Turkia / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Engaged in a battle for the control of Libyan Foreign Bank with Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, the governor of the Libyan central bank Al Seddik Omar al-Kabir has been excluded from discussions about the future of the country's economy. [...]

Published on 15/01/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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