The Central Bank of Libya revealed in a statement on Tuesday evening that the total uses of foreign exchange during the first quarter of this year amounted to 5 billion dollars, of which 2.7 billion dollars were allocated for appropriations.

In its statement, the Central Bank stated that during the first three months of this year, it fed the accounts of commercial banks with an amount of 4.5 billion dollars, including 2.7 billion dollars in credits, and 1.8 billion dollars in study and treatment transfers on the private account, salaries of expatriates, aviation, and the payment of personal items for citizens.

In addition to that, an amount of 165 million dollars has been used for salaries of workers abroad and international contributions, and 361 million dollars in existing appropriations payments to public authorities, including 167 million dollars for electricity, 121 million dollars for the medical and health supply system, 28 million dollars for the Ministries of Education and Higher Education, in addition to 45 million dollars for other public authorities.