Libya’s eastern authorities shut oilfields over CBL governor row

Move follows second attempt to storm central bank in capital Tripoli

Central Bank of Libya, Tripoli
Central Bank of Libya, Tripoli
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The authorities in eastern Libya announced on August 26 that they were shutting down oilfields in response to attempts by the rival authorities in western Libya to remove the central bank governor by force.

Claudia Gazzini, a senior analyst for Libya at non-governmental organisation International Crisis Group, tells Central Banking that the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) had halted operations over the weekend and that they had yet to resume.

According to the Libya Observer, the presidential council –

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