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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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In an effort to counter fuel smuggling, the Economy Minister orders fuel trucks to be fitted with GPS tracking devices
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

In an effort to counter fuel smuggling, the Economy Minister orders fuel trucks to be fitted with GPS tracking devices

In the country’s continuing effort to counter the smuggling of its subsidised fuel, Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Hwej, has issued a...

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Farmers disrupt proceedings at yesterday’s opening ceremony of Tripoli agricultural fair - report and analysis
Mar 29 Sami Zaptia

Farmers disrupt proceedings at yesterday’s opening ceremony of Tripoli agricultural fair - report and analysis

A small but vocal group of farmers stood up and heckled Economy and Trade Minister Mohamed Hwej and Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Agricultural Mini...

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More than 160 companies and organizations participating in Tripoli Agricultural exhibition
Mar 29 Sami Zaptia

More than 160 companies and organizations participating in Tripoli Agricultural exhibition

More than 160 companies and organisations are participating in the 8th Libya International Exhibition for Agriculture, Agriculture, Livestock and Fish...

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Libya imposes total ban on fish exports and orders creation of three-month strategic food stock
Mar 23 Sami Zaptia

Libya imposes total ban on fish exports and orders creation of three-month strategic food stock

Libya imposed a total ban yesterday on the export of all types of fish effective immediately. It also announced the plan to create a three-month strat...

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Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

Libya calls on the international community to support its security and financial stability by lifting the freeze on funds abroad and helping to build the service sector

By Sami Zaptia.Economy and Trade Minister Mohamed Hwej (Photo: From Economy Ministry archives).Tripoli, 30 January 2022: Libya has called on the inter...

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Dec 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya announces 61 investment projects in various sectors

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 10 December 2021:At a lavish event held at the JW Marriot hotel in Tripoli, Libya’s Privatisation and Investment Board (PIB) a...

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Mohamed Raied replaced by Fathi Al-Amin Al-Turki as new head of General Union of Chambers of Commerce
Dec 8 Sami Zaptia

Mohamed Raied replaced by Fathi Al-Amin Al-Turki as new head of General Union of Chambers of Commerce

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 8 December 2021:Under the supervision of the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Hwej, the election of the new head of the...

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AmCham Libya hosts first U.S. trade mission in Tripoli in ten years
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

AmCham Libya hosts first U.S. trade mission in Tripoli in ten years

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 21 November 2021:The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya) hosted the first U.S. business delegation in Libya i...

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Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy does U-turn and reverses its price-setting decision

By Sami Zaptia.Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed Hwej has had to conduct an embarrassing U-turn on his price-setting decision (Photo: Archives fro...

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Misrata Business Council and Chad Chamber of Commerce sign a trade MoU
Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

Misrata Business Council and Chad Chamber of Commerce sign a trade MoU

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 12 November 2021:Misrata Business Council signed a trade MoU with the Chadian Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday at the Libyan I...

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