Libya’s central bank governor meets with J.P. Morgan

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, led a delegation to J.P. Morgan’s headquarters in Washington, DC last Tuesday (22 April), where they met with the bank’s Vice President Daniel M. Zelikow, Executive Director and Head of Public Sector for Middle East and North Africa Georges Al Achkar, and Global Finance Solutions General Manager Rahul Shah.

The high-level meeting was arranged during Governor Issa’s attendance at the 2025 Spring Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank currently being held in Washington.

According to CBL sources, the discussions focused on recent international economic developments, future prospects for global markets, and the Central Bank’s ongoing strategy to diversify investment instruments with the aim of preserving and developing Libya’s foreign exchange reserves.

The meeting also addressed the CBL’s continuous efforts to strengthen bilateral relations with its international banking correspondents.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​