President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday fired Algeria's central bank chief, who had been under pressure from ruling party critics over his management of fall-out from the global oil price drop, two government sources said.
Algerian president fires central bank governor
No official declaration had been made so far about the dismissal of Mohammed Laksaci, who had been the central bank governor for more than a decade.
Bank of Algeria Governor Mohammed Laksaci makes remarks during a discussion on "Falling Commodity Prices and the Myth of Peak Oil" at the IMF and World Bank's 2015 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington April 18, 2015.
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No official declaration had been made so far about the dismissal of Mohammed Laksaci, who had been the central bank governor for more than a decade.
Bouteflika had held a cabinet meeting early on Tuesday, according to state news media.
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