The Central Bank of Libya revealed in a statement today, Thursday, that the total foreign exchange uses during the month of January only of the current year 2023 amounted to 10.3 billion dollars, while the total foreign exchange revenues supplied to the Central Bank of Libya during the month of January did not exceed 1.2 billion dinars, which means a deficit of 9 billion and 100 million dollars.
The Central Bank stated in its statement that, during the month of January, it provided commercial bank accounts with an amount of about $1.5 billion, which includes approximately $914 million for credits, $593 million for personal purposes and an amount of $18 million for transfers. The largest value of foreign exchange uses, according to the statement, was placed under an item of existing commitments with a value of 8 billion and 612 million dollars, without clarifying the nature of these obligations and the aspects of their disbursement.