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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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Libya ranks 177th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2025
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya ranks 177th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2025

Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2025 released yesterday reveals that Libya continues to hold its low position in the Index, r...

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Economy Minister Hwej says Libya’s corruption is exaggerated by the media and those who talk about it are conducting a war against the nation
Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

Economy Minister Hwej says Libya’s corruption is exaggerated by the media and those who talk about it are conducting a war against the nation

During the so-called Disclosure Session held by every ministry of the Tripoli based Libyan government, the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammed Al-...

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Libya 8th most corrupt state in the world according to the latest index for 2024
Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya 8th most corrupt state in the world according to the latest index for 2024

Libya ranks as the 8th most corrupt country in the world – according to Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2024. It is...

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Libya still faces difficult investment environment: US State Department 2023 Investment Climate report on Libya
Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Libya still faces difficult investment environment: US State Department 2023 Investment Climate report on Libya

The executive summary of US State Department’s 2023 Investment Climate report on Libya, published last week, says despite the high potential for domes...

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Libya continues to rank low on Transparency International corruption index 2017
Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

Libya continues to rank low on Transparency International corruption index 2017

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 February 2018:Libya ranked a lowly 171st out of the 180 countries ranked on the latest Transparency International Corruption...

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Libya in world top ten for graft
Sep 10 Nigel Ash

Libya in world top ten for graft

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 10 September 2016:Libya is seen as being among the world’s ten most corrupt countries.A corruption-perception index publis...

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Transparency International ranks Libya seventh most corrupt country in 2015
Apr 22 Sami Zaptia

Transparency International ranks Libya seventh most corrupt country in 2015

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 April 2016:Libya has scored 16 out of 100 and ranked a lowly 161st out of 168 in Transparency International’s latest 2015 Co...

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Aug 3 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Corruption - The biggest Problem facing Libya

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 3 August 2013:Ranked 160th out of total 176 countries in 2010 by Transparency International on the list of the most corrupt co...

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Mar 22 Nigel Ash

Who cares about oil ?

Tripoli: March 21, 2012 by Zara Rahman What will it take to get Libyans talking about their oil industry? As in detail, numbers and mechanisms, not...

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