| Libyan Central Bank Governor Saddek Omar Ali Elkaber said that he would not be using any of the cash or assets held by Libya’s US$ 65 billion sovereign wealth fund to offset a plunge in oil production in recent months.
Governor Elkaber characterized the idea of fund raiding as “wrong” saying that internal struggles (like protests) should not be a reason to dip into the country’s large reserves. He indicated that a drop in global oil prices might be a stronger reason to do so. However, he made it clear that Libya is a long-term institutional investor, and that they would not be liquidating assets anytime soon...............................................Full Article: Source
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