BSP Activates Libyan Dinar Currency Exchange Facility

As part of the Government’s efforts to assist the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced by the conflict in Libya, the BSP has activated the LYD-CEF which allows OFWs and their families returning from Libya to exchange Libyan currency for Philippine peso (PHP) up to a maximum amount equivalent to not more than PHP 20,000 per eligible person. To avail of the facility, OFWs and their family members shall present documentary proof of their travel from Libya (original passport or original/certified true copy of the travel document issued by the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli with exit stamp by Libyan authorities and/or authorities from other countries that served as exit points for repatriation). the exchange may be done with the BSP Head Office, it’s Regional Offices and branches, as well as with authorized agent banks.