Libya's oil output, exports to resume after deal on central bank head

Libya's oil output, exports to resume after deal on central bank head

A month-long oil shutdown in Libya looks set to end within days after rival political factions agreed to appoint a new central bank governor this week, while crude loadings looked to have resumed at a key export terminal. Naji Essa has been nominated to lead the key institution, which takes receipt of Libya's lifeblood oil revenues, on an interim basis, officials from Libya's eastern and western governments said at a signing ceremony organized by the UN mission in Libya, which brokered the talks.

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