Libya’s Rival Central Banks Reunify After Split of Almost Decade

Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on Aug. 17.

Photographer: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images
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Libya’s central bank said it reunited with its breakaway rival after nine years of division, a rare step toward consolidating state institutions in the North African OPEC member battered by long-running conflict.