Banks in Ghariyan and several towns in the Wahat region have received much-needed cash deliveries from Benghazi and Tripoli.

A helicopter carrying LD15m ($12m) in cash from Benghazi to a bank in Al Bayda has reportedly crashed, killing one person.

Branches in some outlying towns have been forced to close their doors due to cash shortages.

Two major commercial banks now say they have no more cash shortages in their Sirte branches.

Figures from the country's largest insurer suggest it generated a profit during the first half of the year.

Qasim Azuz, who held the post of governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) after the 2011 revolution, has passed away.

A number of decisions were made at the firm's 19th general meeting, including a distribution of profits from 2013.

Queues have been reported at banks and petrol stations throughout the capital following heavy clashes which have closed Tripoli airport.

Pre-tax profits at the Bank of Commerce and Development (BCD) dropped 12% year-on-year in the first six months of 2014.

Gunmen stole around LD150,000 ($120,000) from the North Africa Bank in Sirte, with the local council warning commercial banks will have to close until security improves.