Tripoli PM Aldabaiba reviews his 150,000-unit house-building initiative
Nov 17 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli PM Aldabaiba reviews his 150,000-unit house-building initiative

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, met with Faisal Bin Dardaf, Director of the National Housing and Urban Development Program...

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e-payment use rises sharply to October 2025 - part of CBL effort to lure Libyans away from cash use
Nov 13 Sami Zaptia

e-payment use rises sharply to October 2025 - part of CBL effort to lure Libyans away from cash use

According to the latest CBL monthly statistical bulleting covering 1 January to 31 October 2025, the number of Point of Sale (PoS) machines reached 14...

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Latest CBL figures show LD 8.3 billion surplus - but dollar spending deficit reaches US$ 6.7 billion
Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

Latest CBL figures show LD 8.3 billion surplus - but dollar spending deficit reaches US$ 6.7 billion

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) published its monthly revenue and expenditure statement yesterday for the period January to October 2025. Libyan dina...

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CBL comes in for more criticism from Grand Mufti – accuses it of usury
Nov 11 Sami Zaptia

CBL comes in for more criticism from Grand Mufti – accuses it of usury

As the exchange rate for the Libyan dinar reaches 7.79 against the US dollar in the black-market, making a mockery of the vow by Naji Issa, the Govern...

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Libya has wealth but does not have an economic system: LBC Chairman
Nov 7 Sami Zaptia

Libya has wealth but does not have an economic system: LBC Chairman

The head of the Libyan Business Council (LBC), Rashid Swani, told Al Jazeera Channel that while Libya possesses wealth, it lacks a genuine economic ba...

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Libya’s current political division imposes challenges for implementing reforms: CBL Governor Issa
Nov 5 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s current political division imposes challenges for implementing reforms: CBL Governor Issa

Speaking yesterday at the opening of the ‘‘Banking Investment and its Role in Promoting Economic Development’’ conference, organized by the Central Ba...

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Misrata Chamber objects to CBL reneging on agreement reached at 28 October meeting postponing Decision 42/2025 prohibiting imports without official banking transactions
Nov 3 Sami Zaptia

Misrata Chamber objects to CBL reneging on agreement reached at 28 October meeting postponing Decision 42/2025 prohibiting imports without official banking transactions

Misrata Chamber of Commerce issued a statement today objecting to the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) reneging on its agreement reached at their joint 28...

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Tripoli government relents to pressure from small business – suspends decision 42/2025 restricting imports to those paid for by banking transactions
Oct 31 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government relents to pressure from small business – suspends decision 42/2025 restricting imports to those paid for by banking transactions

Further to recent meetings and demonstrations by small importers in Misrata and Tripoli, and their meeting with Naji Issa, the Governor of the Central...

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PM’s Financial Advisor Shahoubi holds meeting on lack of banking facilities for small importers - Tripoli Chamber calls for suspension of 42/2025
Oct 30 Sami Zaptia

PM’s Financial Advisor Shahoubi holds meeting on lack of banking facilities for small importers - Tripoli Chamber calls for suspension of 42/2025

Further to recent meetings and demonstrations by small importers in Misrata and Tripoli, and their meeting with Naji Issa, the Governor of the Central...

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Small importers demonstrate in front of CBL against complicated banking procedures – CBL holds meeting with them
Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

Small importers demonstrate in front of CBL against complicated banking procedures – CBL holds meeting with them

A group of small traders and importers held a protest in front of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in Tripoli yesterday, including members of several C...

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