America joins the United Nations in welcoming the appointment of a new management for the Central Bank of Libya.
Pulbished on:Tripoli, October 23, 2024 (LANA) - The United States of America joined the United Nations today, Wednesday, in welcoming the appointment of a new board of directors for the Central Bank of Libya.
The US Embassy in Libya described the appointment of a new board of directors for the Central Bank as a crucial step towards strengthening the governance of the Central Bank and its credibility with the international financial community.
The embassy added in a tweet published on its account on X, saying that ((the independence and integrity of the Central Bank are vital to the stability and prosperity of Libya)), calling for not politicizing technocratic institutions in Libya or subjecting them to pressure.
The account shared the statement of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, which welcomed the decision of the Presidency of the House of Representatives to appoint the Board of Directors of the Central Bank, and urged the bank to be protected against political interference.
The mission said the decision was an "important step" in implementing the terms of the bank agreement reached by the House of Representatives and the High Council of State on September 26 with the mission's facilitation, noting the need for the new leadership to continue efforts to reunify the bank and implement further measures to strengthen its governance, including avoiding conflicts of interest.
The new board of directors of the Central Bank of Libya includes Fakher Muftah Bouferna, Wissam Al-Saadi Al-Kilani Al-Saadi, Fawzi Misbah Ali Bukhazam, Reda Mohammed Saeed Gargab, Amer Mohammed Karkar, and Ali Awad Ali Imran.
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