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Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115
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Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Cost of living continues to rise, liquidity problem persists: Libya market report

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Sami Zaptia).London, 22 January 2021: The cost of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) across Libya rose by 1.3% (LD 9.54) to L...

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Jan 21 Sami Zaptia

LD 26.7 bn CBL budget deficit loan for 2020

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 21 January 2021: The Central Bank of Libya’s (CBL) loan to the internationally recognized Libyan government...

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Jan 15 Sami Zaptia

African states liquidating Libyan assets on flimsy pretexts

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's Tripoli Foreign Minister, Mohamed Siala, said African states were liquidating Libyan assets on flimsy pretexts (Photo: LANA arc...

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Dec 24 Sami Zaptia

CBL budget deficit loan reaches LD 25 bn

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 December 2020: The Central Bank of Libya’s (CBL) loan to the internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli h...

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Dec 7 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s November oil revenues US$ 700 million, up 204 percent on October

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 December 2020:Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Saturday that exports of crude oil, gas and condensat...

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Nov 25 Sami Zaptia

New Libya Foreign Bank General Assembly meets to choose new Board of Directors – against CBL wishes

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 November 2020: Led by Faraj Bumtari, the joint Minister of Finance and Minister of Economy, the General Assembly of the Liby...

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Nov 23 Sami Zaptia

NOC strongly refutes CBL claim of inaccurate oil revenue data

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 November 2020: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) today strongly refuted the claim by the Tripoli-based Central Ba...

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Nov 7 Sami Zaptia

Libya records September and October oil revenues of US$ 347 million

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 November 2020: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported yesterday that total oil revenues for September and Octo...

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Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

Arrest and arrest warrants for eight state employees on charges of corruption: Attorney General’s Office

By Sami Zaptia.The Attorney General's Office has arrested / ordered the arrest of eight top Libyan state officials for corruption (Logo: AG/PPO).Londo...

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Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

Libyan economy on verge of collapse because of oil shutdown: Former banker

By Sami Zaptia.A Benghazino shows off the then new Russian printed dinars he had withdrawn in 2016 (Photo: Mutaz Gedalla, Benghazi).London, 22 July 20...

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