Audit Bureau rejects overpriced € 250 m direct commissioning Siemens maintenance contract as illegal
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau rejects overpriced € 250 m direct commissioning Siemens maintenance contract as illegal

By Sami Zaptia.Siemens had signed an MoU with GECOL to resume maintenance and complete work on various power stations in August 2017 (Photo: GECOL).Lo...

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Aug 30 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau refers file of causes of power cuts to Attorney General, recommends travel ban for GECOL officials

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Audit Bureau has referred its investigation of GECOL into acute and continuous power cuts to the Attorney General and recom...

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May 5 Sami Zaptia

Top Audit Bureau public corruption investigator ‘‘kidnapped’’ by ‘‘Interior Minister’s office’’ – Ministry says it is ‘‘legally questioning’’ him

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 May 2020:Libya’s Tripoli based Audit Bureau announced yesterday that the head of its Public Sector Financial Supervision Depa...

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Feb 4 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau suspends holders of ‘conflict of interest’ dual management roles

By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 February 2020: Libya’s Tripoli-based Audit Bureau has suspended several government employees holding dual management roles a...

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Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau to identify real causes of Libya’s crippling power cuts within ten days

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's Tripoli-based Audit Bureau is investigating the causes of Libya's chronic power cuts despite billions being spent (Photo: GECOL...

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Italian company signs contract to maintain infrastructure of Tripoli University Hospital
Oct 19 Sami Zaptia

Italian company signs contract to maintain infrastructure of Tripoli University Hospital

By Sami Zaptia. London, 19 October 2018:Italian company, Soc. EI Impianti, signed what the Serraj government referred to as an infrastructure maintena...

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Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau takes first east-west reunification steps

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 July 2018:The Tripoli and Beyda-based branches of Libya’s politically split Audit Bureau announced that they had held their...

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May 29 Sami Zaptia

HSC grants Tripoli CBL Governor limited time to implement economic reforms

By Sami Zaptia.The High State Council (HSC) has granted the Tripoli CBL Governor, El-Kaber a limited period of time in which to implement economic ref...

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CBL issues initial response to Audit Bureau report criticism
May 29 Sami Zaptia

CBL issues initial response to Audit Bureau report criticism

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 May 2018:The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) issued yesterday what it called its initial response to the heavy cri...

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May 28 Sami Zaptia

CBL confirms decision to freeze non-essential spending until allegation of its mismanagement of public funds are investigated

By Sami Zaptia.The CBL has confirmed that it will suspend disbursement of non-essential public funds until Audit Bureau allegations into its mismanage...

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