The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, discussed with U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland and Charge d’Affaires, Jeremy Brent, the importance of the independence of the Central Bank in managing Libya’s financial resources, including the issue of reconstruction after the floods.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Libya, Al-Kabeer, the U.S. Ambassador, and the Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy emphasized that an effective response to the needs of Derna and other affected cities would require a unified, transparent, and experience-based approach, in collaboration with international institutions, including the World Bank and the United Nations.