Op-Ed: Where Is the Dollar Demand Coming From? Understanding the Forces Behind Libya’s Persistent Foreign-Exchange Pressure

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The opinion piece examines the persistent pressure on Libya’s foreign-exchange market, focusing on demand for dollars and the parallel-market exchange rate. The supplied description is truncated, so it does not provide further detail on the causes discussed.

For most Libyans, the foreign-exchange problem is experienced through one number: the price of the dollar on the parallel market. But the exchange rat...