US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget
Mar 26 Sami Zaptia

US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget

The US stressed the importance of the two Libyan western and eastern authorities implementing the unified development spending programme agreement, it...

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CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving - Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving - Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has been engaged in a media briefing campaign in an attempt to frighten black-market foreign currency traders into low...

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Customs Authority introduces use of specialized security paper for official letters to prevent LC forgery
Mar 16 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority introduces use of specialized security paper for official letters to prevent LC forgery

The Libyan Customs Authority announced yesterday the adoption of security paper for official letters related to the settlement and closure of Document...

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CBL to abolish tax on foreign exchange sales and tax on foreign exchange personal allowance to a rate of 6.37 dinars to the dollar
Mar 15 Sami Zaptia

CBL to abolish tax on foreign exchange sales and tax on foreign exchange personal allowance to a rate of 6.37 dinars to the dollar

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) briefed Libyan media yesterday of its intention to implement the decision of the Speaker of the House of Representativ...

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Hafters vow to continue uncontrolled public spending – refuse to cut spending to save Libya’s economy – veiled threat to cut off oil supplies
Mar 15 Sami Zaptia

Hafters vow to continue uncontrolled public spending – refuse to cut spending to save Libya’s economy – veiled threat to cut off oil supplies

‎In a cleverly coordinated PR stunt, the Director General of the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgasem Khalifa Haftar, son of the ageing...

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HoR Speaker Saleh cancels new import tax having previously claimed he had never agreed such a tax. Is Saleh’s position weakening? Report and analysis
Mar 13 Sami Zaptia

HoR Speaker Saleh cancels new import tax having previously claimed he had never agreed such a tax. Is Saleh’s position weakening? Report and analysis

Several reliable Arabic language Libyan media sites reported last Wednesday (11 March) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela...

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CBL allows official foreign residents in Libya the use of e-Wallets – sets daily transfer categories
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

CBL allows official foreign residents in Libya the use of e-Wallets – sets daily transfer categories

In a letter leaked on Libyan media today (Reference 9/2026 dated 11/03/26), the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) instructed commercial bank managers and e-...

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CBL discusses with Libya’s Telecoms Holding Company increasing the use of e-payments - including integrating illegal migrants
Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

CBL discusses with Libya’s Telecoms Holding Company increasing the use of e-payments - including integrating illegal migrants

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) discussed increasing e-payments with Libya’s Telecoms Holding Company LPTIC. The discussions came during a meeting ho...

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Libya’s dinar budget revenues in credit but its dollar expenditure posts US$ 2 bn deficit: CBL January to February 2026 report
Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s dinar budget revenues in credit but its dollar expenditure posts US$ 2 bn deficit: CBL January to February 2026 report

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) released its latest figures today for Libya’s revenues and expenditure covering the period from 01/01/26 to 28/02/26....

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Aldabaiba government and CBL take further actions to encourage increased e-payments use – CBL reduces new FX Bureaux commission
Mar 6 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba government and CBL take further actions to encourage increased e-payments use – CBL reduces new FX Bureaux commission

The Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba Tripoli-based Libyan government and the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) have taken further measures to encourage the use of e-pa...

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