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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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Clash between Libya’s religious and secular authorities regarding the permissibility of surcharging for e-payments
Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

Clash between Libya’s religious and secular authorities regarding the permissibility of surcharging for e-payments

A clash is occurring between Libya’s secular and religious orders as to the permissibility of merchants imposing an extra charge for receiving payment...

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Economy Ministry requests CBL suspends US$ 130 million LCs for 85 companies for failing to import any cooking oil in 2025
Feb 3 Michel Cousins

Economy Ministry requests CBL suspends US$ 130 million LCs for 85 companies for failing to import any cooking oil in 2025

The Tripoli based Ministry of Economy and Trade announced yesterday that it had requested that the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) suspend 85 import compa...

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CBL instructs banks, fuel distribution companies and the bakeries’ union to increase the use of e-payments
Dec 7 Sami Zaptia

CBL instructs banks, fuel distribution companies and the bakeries’ union to increase the use of e-payments

In several Central Bank of Libya (CBL) circulars dated 3 and 4 December directed to banks, fuel distribution companies, the bakeries' union, the CBL h...

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Traders warned of failure to use e-payments ahead of clampdown by Municipality Guards
Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

Traders warned of failure to use e-payments ahead of clampdown by Municipality Guards

Commercial concerns are being warned to urgently activate their e-payment services to comply with Central Bank of Libya (CBL) regulations. The call is...

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Authorities prevent 60,000 litres of petrol at Gaser Ben Ghashir petrol station from being diverted to smugglers – suspect referred to prosecutor
Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

Authorities prevent 60,000 litres of petrol at Gaser Ben Ghashir petrol station from being diverted to smugglers – suspect referred to prosecutor

Coinciding with the recent fuel shortage crisis in Western Libya, and as part of the continuation of its wider anti-fuel smuggling campaign manifested...

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Libyan Export Promotion Centre to unify efforts to advance the fisheries sector
Oct 4 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Export Promotion Centre to unify efforts to advance the fisheries sector

The head of the Libyan Export Promotion Centre (LEPC), Mohamed Al-Deeb, held a meeting yesterday with the relevant sectors concerned with the fisherie...

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Economy Ministry issues new import provisions - some data must be in Arabic on inner and outer product packaging
Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Economy Ministry issues new import provisions - some data must be in Arabic on inner and outer product packaging

The Tripoli-based Libyan government’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Hwej, issued a decision (No. 398/2023) yesterday obligating all importing...

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Presentation of mechanism for implementation of the GS1 system for tracking medicines and medical equipment
Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

Presentation of mechanism for implementation of the GS1 system for tracking medicines and medical equipment

The Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Hwaej, held a meeting with the Medicines and Medical Equipment Tracking Committee for the local market,...

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Ban on import of medical products after expiration of one-third of their validity period
May 10 Sami Zaptia

Ban on import of medical products after expiration of one-third of their validity period

The Minister of Economy and Trade issued a resolution (No. 200 of 2023) on Monday banning the import of medicines and medical products in all their fo...

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Emergency Room to set prices for local lamb and eggs - prices and availability stable this Ramadan
Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

Emergency Room to set prices for local lamb and eggs - prices and availability stable this Ramadan

The (food availability and prices) Emergency Room for following up on the availability of basic commodities met at the headquarters of the municipal a...

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