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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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Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment
May 26 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment

Libya’s Tripoli based Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, affirmed his Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined an...

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Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies
May 25 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies

‎The Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, yesterday approved 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agenci...

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Minister of Economy visits Tripoli Port – discusses accelerating goods processing time to reduce cost of imports
May 22 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Economy visits Tripoli Port – discusses accelerating goods processing time to reduce cost of imports

The Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, visited Tripoli Port yesterday, with the aim of regulating the market and improving the flow...

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CBL renews call on Economy Ministry to prohibit imports without payment through official bank transfers starting from 15 June
May 19 Sami Zaptia

CBL renews call on Economy Ministry to prohibit imports without payment through official bank transfers starting from 15 June

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, addressed the Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, in a letter dated 18 M...

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EU4Skills project organises workshop on quality management systems in the marine fisheries and fish products sector
May 19 Sami Zaptia

EU4Skills project organises workshop on quality management systems in the marine fisheries and fish products sector

A training workshop on quality management systems in the marine fisheries and fish products sector, organized in coordination with the Libyan Exp...

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Economy Ministry accredits seven international inspection companies to inspect imports of medicines & medical equipment at ports of origin
May 18 Sami Zaptia

Economy Ministry accredits seven international inspection companies to inspect imports of medicines & medical equipment at ports of origin

The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade announced yesterday Decision No. (272) of 2026 (dated 17 May 2026) authorizing the Ministr...

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May 15 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy and Trade sign MoU with Health Ministry to regulate and track medical imports and regulate private laboratories

‎The Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, accompanied by the Minister of Health, Dr. Mohamed Al-Ghouj, last Wednesday (13 May), appro...

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May 14 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy and Libya Industry Union discuss ‘‘practical solutions’’ to problems facing local manufacturing

As part of efforts to support local production, Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, met with a delegation from the Libyan Industry U...

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May 12 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy issues decrees directing importers to use legal distribution channels to control prices in the market

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Statement No. 5 of 2026 last Sunday (10 May) regarding directing businesses to use...

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May 4 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Economy approves another set of decisions regarding foreign and Joint Venture companies to support Libya’s investment climate

Following three other similar decisions in April approving a total of 42 foreign companies, the Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha,...

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