Saleh refutes responsibility for passing new import tax – blames his Deputy Doma
Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

Saleh refutes responsibility for passing new import tax – blames his Deputy Doma

Libya's parliamentary leaders are queuing up to distance themselves from the newly introduced and extremely unpopular import tax. The Speaker of Liby...

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CBL Governor Issa reviews latest e-payment indicators - continued increases across multiple areas
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor Issa reviews latest e-payment indicators - continued increases across multiple areas

In line with the implementation of digital transformation plans, the promotion of electronic payment services, and a review of record growth indicator...

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HoR members call for amendment of the HoR’s internal regulations – to check Ageela Saleh’s unilateral decision-making powers
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

HoR members call for amendment of the HoR’s internal regulations – to check Ageela Saleh’s unilateral decision-making powers

In a video statement published late last night / early this morning from its Benghazi headquarters, around 50 Members of Libya’s Parliament (House of...

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Tripoli Chamber of Commerce meeting makes five demands to decision-makers to alleviate economic crisis – threatens peaceful demonstrations and sit-ins
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Chamber of Commerce meeting makes five demands to decision-makers to alleviate economic crisis – threatens peaceful demonstrations and sit-ins

An expanded meeting was held yesterday at the Tripoli Chamber of Commerce’s Tripoli headquarters to discuss the repercussions of monetary policies and...

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Tripoli Chamber of Commerce calls for urgent meeting today to discuss Libya’s spiralling economic crisis
Feb 26 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Chamber of Commerce calls for urgent meeting today to discuss Libya’s spiralling economic crisis

Tripoli Chamber of Commerce called yesterday on all its members to attend an urgent meeting to be held today at its Tripoli headquarters to discuss Li...

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HSC’s proposals to reform Libya’s economy include abolishing proposed taxes, suspending development spending, prioritising imports, monitoring LCs
Feb 25 Sami Zaptia

HSC’s proposals to reform Libya’s economy include abolishing proposed taxes, suspending development spending, prioritising imports, monitoring LCs

In a session held yesterday, the High State Council (HSC) proposed the following measures to address Libya’s economic crisis: - The Central Bank of L...

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As the dollar breaks the LD 10.50 mark, Aldabaiba attempts to deflect blame squarely onto Hafter for Libya’s runaway economic crisis
Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

As the dollar breaks the LD 10.50 mark, Aldabaiba attempts to deflect blame squarely onto Hafter for Libya’s runaway economic crisis

With the black-market foreign exchange rate plunging the Libyan dinar to over the LD 10.50 to the US dollar yesterday, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Mini...

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Tripoli Libyan government rejects new import taxes, blames dinar collapse on Hafter’s parallel spending outside approved budget
Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Libyan government rejects new import taxes, blames dinar collapse on Hafter’s parallel spending outside approved budget

As the black-market exchange rate of the Libyan dinar plunged to unprecedented rates over the LD 10.50 to the dollar yesterday, and the leadership of...

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107 HoR members state that they have not issued the decision to impose new import taxes
Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

107 HoR members state that they have not issued the decision to impose new import taxes

In a statement released yesterday, 107 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) affirmed that the House (in its entirety), as the competent legis...

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Aldabaiba calls on CBL Governor to halt all 2026 project spending across Libya - until the newly US-brokered unified spending agreement is adhered to
Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba calls on CBL Governor to halt all 2026 project spending across Libya - until the newly US-brokered unified spending agreement is adhered to

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, sent an official letter (dated 19 February) to the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya,...

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