Banking on a New Authority

Banking on a New Authority

This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we're looking at the recent troubles surrounding the Central Bank of Libya.  In August, gunman surrounded the Central Bank in Tripoli, forcing the bank's governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, to flee the country, fearing for his safety. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was seen as the architect of the efforts to remove the governor. In response to the events at the Central Bank, eastern forces shut down the country'…