The Central Bank of Libya said Governor Naji Mohammed Issa met International Monetary Fund officials, including Middle East and Central Asia Department Director Jihad Azour and the head of the IMF mission to Libya, to discuss economic developments in Libya and the region and review the outcomes of the recent Article IV consultations held in Tunis, with the talks highlighting tighter control and rationalization of public spending and higher oil revenues from rising global prices as developments expected to support and stabilize the official exchange rate.