Central Bank of Libya

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The Central Bank of Libya is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, managing monetary policy, and overseeing the Libyan banking system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank
monetary authority
abbreviation CBL
appliesToJurisdiction Libyan banking system
continent Africa
country Libya
currencyIssued Libyan dinar
follows Islamic banking regulations (for some institutions)
function issuing banknotes
issuing coins
licensing banks
managing government accounts
operating payment and settlement systems
regulating money supply
setting key interest rates
supervising financial institutions
hasDivision banking supervision department
foreign reserves management department
monetary policy department
payment systems department
research and statistics department
hasWebsite https://cbl.gov.ly/
headquartersLocation Tripoli
industry central banking
ISO4217CurrencyCode LYD
jurisdiction Libya
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
legalForm state-owned institution
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
officialName Central Bank of Libya
مصرف ليبيا المركزي
owner Government of Libya
publicAuthority yes
regionServed State of Libya
responsibleFor financial stability in Libya
implementing monetary policy in Libya
role banker to the government
issuing currency
maintaining price stability
managing foreign exchange reserves
managing monetary policy
overseeing the Libyan banking system
regulating commercial banks
sector banking
financial services
supervises Libyan financial institutions
commercial banks in Libya
typeOfBank government-owned central bank

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