Jul 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya - Staff Visit Concluding Statement by the IMF

Tripoli, 11 July:This is the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of their mission to Libya. Missions are undertaken as part of regular...

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Feb 29 Michel Cousins

LD 68-billion budget announced

The government led by Prime Minister Abdurahhim Al-Kib has drawn up a draft budget for 2012 of LD 68.5 billion ($55 billion).It is the largest in Liby...

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Feb 22 Michel Cousins

Op-Ed: Tension between the Central Bank, the Prime Minister and the NTC?

By Sami ZaptiaOver the last few days, evidence of tension, if there was ever a need for any, surfaced between the Central Bank of Libya, the Prime Min...

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Egyptian Stock Exchange Index world's biggest climber
Feb 22 Nigel Ash

Egyptian Stock Exchange Index world's biggest climber

The Egyptian Stock Exchange has bounced back from a precipitous fall in January 2011 during the Egyptian Revolution, to become the world’s best-perfor...

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Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Jalil denies saying Islamists "a threat"

The Chairman of the National Transitional Council, Mustapha Abdul Jalil, has denied statement attributed to him by French newspaper Le Figaro that Lib...

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Jan 30 Michel Cousins

IMF worried about Libya's finances

Libya's financial situation remains precarious despite the end of fighting and the resumption of oil exports, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sa...

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