Seit Monaten herrscht in Libyen eine Finanzkrise. Nur kleine, limitierte Bargeldbeträge können an Geldautomaten gezogen werden. In den letzten Tagen bilden sich vor den Banken lange Schlangen von Menschen, die Geld abzuheben versuchen. Nicht nur im Handel, sondern auch im Alltag ist Geld knapp geworden. Vielen MigrantInnen wird kein Lohn mehr ausgezahlt, sie verwandeln sich mit dem Versuch der Ausreise in Boat-people.

Quelle: The Libya Observer

Video: Libya’s cash crisis deepens

People stand under the glaring sun for long hours to cash out their salaries

Libyans’ suffering continues as they continue to stand in long queues at the banks’ doors due to the never-ending cash crisis, which crippled the banking system and made the living conditions of people worse than ever.

With such suffering and with people hoping that the crisis comes to an end as it has been worsening since the start of this year, especially that the government printed massive sums of the Libyan dinar, the Central Bank of Libya announced in a statement that the cash crisis cannot be solved by printing new banknotes but by eradicating the essential reasons for the crisis, which are the political fragmentation, stoppage of oil production, and lack of security.