Libya’s eastern-based parliament on 21 October approved the appointment of a new six-member board of directors of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), a much-anticipated decision following a political crisis that slashed the country’s lifeline oil output (MEES, 20 September).

The UN mission in Libya welcomed the decision, urging the new leadership to work towards CBL reunification and “the avoidance of conflict of interests.” (CONTINUED - 171 WORDS)