Libyan central bank chief surfaces

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Source: By REUTERS

03/09/2011 06:07

SINGAPORE - Libya's central bank governor has surfaced to confirm he has been in Istanbul, but did not reveal whether he remained loyal to Muammar Gaddafi or was siding with the opposition, the Financial Times reported.

The Libyan government said on Tuesday that Finance Minister Abdulhafid Zlitni had taken over temporarily as head of the central bank because Governor Farhat Omar Bengdara was abroad. Bengdara's whereabouts had been unclear for the past two weeks.


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Another report:

Seat shuffling at Libya's Central Bank would probably not normally qualify for much scrutiny by the international media, but this could potentially be more interesting than it seems.

Libyan Finance Minister Abdulhafid Zlitni has temporarily taken over as head of the bank because its governor, Farhat Omar Bengdara is abroad, a government official told Reuters.

The official said the step was taken because some special operations of the bank could only be undertaken by someone of ministerial rank. Bin Guidara ranks as a minister but his deputy does not.

The official did not say which operations were involved and why they had to be conducted now.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/08/arab-and-middle-east-protests-libya