Ahmad 
The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabeer, reported that the bank is facing increasing threats that threaten its security and the safety of its employees.
The announcement came during a meeting between the governor and US envoy Richard Norland at the US embassy in Tunis.
During the meeting, Norland expressed the United States’ support for the stability of the Central Bank of Libya, stressing the importance of protecting this sovereign institution from any violent moves aimed at changing its leadership by force, and pointed out that such actions hinder Libya’s access to international financial markets.
The meeting discussed the increasing security challenges facing the country, following a new wave of clashes between armed groups in the region, which deepens the existing political crisis.
Norland stressed the need to reach solutions through transparent negotiations aimed at unifying the national budget and the fair distribution of resources.
The Central Bank of Libya is suffering from budget disputes, after the Libyan House of Representatives approved a huge budget for the current year, which was rejected by the Supreme Council of State, which led to an escalation of political disputes.
It is also exposed to increasing threats to its security and the safety of its employees, in addition to being subject to monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force to combat money laundering, in a way that affects its financial policy and its ability to make independent decisions.
The Central Bank of Libya reveals a deficit of $5.7 billion in the first quarter of the current year