June 13, 2018

Parallel CBL Governor: Benghazi central bank’s money damaged by sewage

The Governor of the parallel Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in Al-Bayda Ali Al-Hibri, said the money which was placed at the Benghazi central bank during war in the city was damaged by sewage that broke into the bank’s building.

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June 11, 2018

Libya to impose fees on foreign currency transactions

Economy officials in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have agreed to a three-track reform process including a proposal to impose fees on foreign currency transactions, the central bank said on Saturday.

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June 10, 2018

Central Bank of Libya imposes fees on selling foreign currency

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) agreed in a meeting Saturday to charge fees on foreign currency transactions in the country in an attempt to narrow the gap between the official rates of foreign currency and those on black market.

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June 6, 2018

French bank SocGen agrees with US to pay $1 billion in penalties over bribery, manipulation

In a statement issued by the US Department of Justice on Monday, French bank Societe Generale (SocGen) and one of its subsidiaries agreed to pay the penalties to settle the cases. It is also to plead guilty in a New York court on Tuesday in connection with the resolution of the Libyan bribery"...

June 6, 2018

Major French Bank to Pay $1Bln in US Suit Over Bribing Libyan Officials, Fraud

The US Department of Justice has been prosecuting foreign firms accused of bribery outside of the US for some while, but this is the first time a resolution has been reached jointly by US and French authorities.

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June 6, 2018

Key economic reforms announced by Libya’s central bank and Presidential Council

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CB) in Tripoli Al-Sidiq Al-Kabir said that officials in the Government of National Accord’s Presidential Council had reached agreement on enacting key economic reforms, including to fuel subsidies and the exchange rates, by the end of July"...

June 5, 2018

SocGen reaches agreements on Libor, Libya

Societe Generale SA France (GLE.FR) said Monday that it reached agreements in principle with U.S. and French authorities regarding its alleged manipulation of Libor rates and transactions involving Libyan counterparts.

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June 4, 2018

Moody’s Analytics Helps Lenders Make Smarter, Faster Decisions with Enhanced CreditLens™ Solution

(AETOS Wire) -- Moody’s Analytics, a global provider of financial intelligence, has enhanced its CreditLens™ platform with a release of functionality that provides easy access to financial data on banks around the globe, and new covenant and enhanced collateral monitoring capabilities. The CreditLens software supports our clients’ automation and digitization initiatives to enhance their lending decisions and growth objectives. Among the new capabilities is the integration of data from Bureau van Dijk, acquired last year......

May 29, 2018

Libya Central Bank: Letters of credit, families’ dollar allocations excluded from spending cuts

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has excluded families’ dollar allocations and letters of credit from the decision of cutting 2018 spending. The CBL said in a statement that the bank bonds are also excluded, in addition to salaries and subsidies. On Thursday, the CBL called for probing the accusations of corruption included in the Audit Bureau’s 2017 report. The CBL said in its Thursday statement that it will allow spending for emergency matters and issues related to taking away people’s suffering. Meanwhile, the Ministry......

May 23, 2018

Libya Central Bank probes Audit Bureau corruption accusations

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Al-Siddiq Al-Kabeer ordered financial committee tasked to track money laundering to investigate the allegations of Audit Bureau that accuse certain firms of smuggling foreign currency.

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