Oct 3 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s draft 2021 budget discussions completed

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Ministry of Finance says discussions of the 2021 budget are complete (Photo: PC/GNA).London, 3 October 2020: The Ministry o...

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Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

Finance Ministry suspends 17,000 state sector salaries - 6,915 of which were for deceased claimants

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Ministry of Finance says it has suspended 17,000 suspected fraudulent state-sector salaries, including 6,915 for deceased p...

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Jul 21 Sami Zaptia

Electronic Cargo Tracking (ECTN) of shipments to be activated in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Ministry of Finance says its Customs Authority will be activating the Electronic Cargo Tracking Note system (ECTN) to bette...

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May 6 Sami Zaptia

LD 8.9 bn CBL loan to cover Libya’s budget deficit for January to April period: CBL

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 6 May 2020:The Tripoli based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) reported Wednesday that Libya’s oil revenues for t...

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Feb 3 Sami Zaptia

Tax contribution to state budget increasing: Ministry of Finance

By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli Ministry of Finance says tax contributions to the state budget are increasing (Photo: PC/GNA).London, 3 February 2020: Lib...

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Sep 12 Sami Zaptia

Libyan oil revenues up LD 2.6 bn on projections from January to end of August

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 12 September 2019:Libya’s oil revenues were up by LD 2.6 bn on budget projections, from LD 17.6 bn to LD 20...

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Aug 30 Sami Zaptia

Serraj Ministry of Finance begins 2020 budget discussions

By Sami Zaptia.The Serraj Ministry of Finance has started 2020 budget discussions (Photo: PC/GNA).London, 30 August 2019:The Ministry of Finance, alig...

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Seminar on Libya's economy held in Tripoli makes tame recommendations
Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

Seminar on Libya's economy held in Tripoli makes tame recommendations

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 July 2019:A seminar on current economic policies and conditions and possible developments of the Libyan economy was held in...

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Serraj Ministry of Finance calls for more hard currency for small business to negate black market
Jun 17 Sami Zaptia

Serraj Ministry of Finance calls for more hard currency for small business to negate black market

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 June 2019:In a thinly veiled criticism of the Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL), the Faiez Serraj Ministry of Finance yest...

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Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

2018 budget discussion looks at reducing 1,752,000 state-sector employees

By Sami Zaptia. Lugano, 4 April 2018: The Deputy head of the Presidency Council Ahmed Maetig stressed the need to reduce the state-sector salary secti...

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