Libya’s Monetary Reset: Rebuilding Trust in a Fragmented Economy

Libya has initiated one of its most significant monetary interventions in over a decade. Libya’s Monetary Reset delivers a focused intelligence analysis of the Central Bank of Libya’s decision to inject newly printed currency into the financial system to ease nationwide cash shortages, restore confidence, and stabilise the dinar after years of institutional fragmentation.

This Africa Watch report explains how chronic liquidity constraints—despite strong oil revenues—have distorted daily economic life, fuelled informal markets, and undermined trust in state institutions. It examines the phased rollout of new banknotes, the withdrawal of unrecognised and counterfeit currency, and the broader effort to reassert central monetary authority following the reunification of Libya’s once-divided central banking system.

Beyond domestic finance, the report places Libya’s monetary reform in a wider geopolitical and economic context. It assesses implications for inflation management, investor confidence, oil-revenue governance, and Libya’s reintegration into international financial norms. The analysis also highlights why this reform matters for regional stability in North Africa and the Mediterranean.

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