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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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Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Improved security could start return of foreign business says South Korean ambassador

By Libya Herald team.Tunis, 2 August 2017:Top Libya officials are pressing South Korea to allow its companies to return to Libya and complete unfinish...

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CBL Tunis workshop fails to lift market optimism. Elkaber insists on political unity as only way out
May 15 Sami Zaptia

CBL Tunis workshop fails to lift market optimism. Elkaber insists on political unity as only way out

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 May 2017: Following on from the Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL) ‘‘Economic policies: Horizons and Challenges’’ workshop...

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Economic crisis meeting makes wide-ranging recommendations, but CBL was absent from meeting
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Economic crisis meeting makes wide-ranging recommendations, but CBL was absent from meeting

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 May 2017:The leading entities concerned with the Libyan economy, including Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj and western-b...

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HoR members suspend membership until vote on new CBL governor goes through. Another vote expected next week
Apr 26 Sami Zaptia

HoR members suspend membership until vote on new CBL governor goes through. Another vote expected next week

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 April 2017:A group of House of Representatives members has announced the suspension of their membership until a vote on the...

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Dissenting group blocks HoR vote on new CBL Governor
Apr 25 Sami Zaptia

Dissenting group blocks HoR vote on new CBL Governor

By Sami Zaptia. The HoR was blocked from voting on the new CBL governor by a dissenting group (Photo: HoR)London, 25 April 2017:The House of Represent...

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New candidates for CBL Governor post make presentations to HoR
Apr 24 Sami Zaptia

New candidates for CBL Governor post make presentations to HoR

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 April 2017:Three out of the four candidates shortlisted for the post of the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) made...

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Elkaber's much-awaited press conference offers no new solutions
Apr 23 Sami Zaptia

Elkaber's much-awaited press conference offers no new solutions

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 23 April 2017:The governor of Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Saddek Elkaber said that the main reasons behind Libya's...

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Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor Elkaber accuses six previous Libyan governments of useless economic policies and of scapegoating the CBL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 April 2017:In an unprecedented attack on all the previous six governments he had served with, Tripoli-based Central Bank of...

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Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor Saddek Elkaber promises to tell all in press conference

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli's CBL Governor has promised to tell all in a press conference (Photo: Archives by Audit Bureau).London,  14 April 2017:In a pre...

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Apr 11 Michel Cousins

Central Bank announces half billion dollars for food imports as dinar continues to slide

By Libya Herald reporters.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).Tripoli/Tunis, 11 April 2017:The dinar continued to plummet in value on the black market today, falling...

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