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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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More Russia-printed dinars arrive
May 5 Michel Cousins

More Russia-printed dinars arrive

By Libya Herald reporter. More money from Moscow but downwards  pressure for the dinar  (Photo: LANA)Tunis, 5 May 2017:A further 660 million-worth of...

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Apr 11 Michel Cousins

Central Bank announces half billion dollars for food imports as dinar continues to slide

By Libya Herald reporters.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).Tripoli/Tunis, 11 April 2017:The dinar continued to plummet in value on the black market today, falling...

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Apr 9 Michel Cousins

Libya Dinar hits eight to dollar on black market

By Libya Herald reporter.The Libyan dinar continues its plung nosedive on the black market.Tripoli, 9 April 2017:The Libyan dinar continued its plunge...

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Meat protests in Tobruk
Apr 1 Nigel Ash

Meat protests in Tobruk

By Olfa Andolsi. Consumers are being kebabbed over meat prices (Photo: Social media)Tunis, 1 April 2017:The sharp rise in meat prices brought out an a...

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Mar 29 Nigel Ash

Dinar hits seven to the dollar until Nawasi blackmarket closure

By Moutaz Ali. The dinar has passed briefly through seven to the dollar  (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 29  March 2017:When for the first time the dina...

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World Bank paints gloomy Libyan economic picture
Oct 20 Nigel Ash

World Bank paints gloomy Libyan economic picture

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 20 October 2016:The World Bank’s latest report on Libya could hardly be more gloomy. Everyone, including the govern...

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Libyan dinar continues to crash as it breaks 5-dinar mark against the dollar
Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

Libyan dinar continues to crash as it breaks 5-dinar mark against the dollar

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 July 2016:The Libyan dinar continued its nose dive on the black market as it crashed for the first time ever beyond the five...

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May 14 Sami Zaptia

Dollar drops to below four-dinar rate as demand falls

By Sami Zaptia.The black market dollar exchange rate fell below the psychological LD 4 mark last week.London, 14 May 2016:The black market dollar exch...

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May 5 Sami Zaptia

Black market dollar exchange rate passes LD 4 mark

By Sami Zaptia.The black market dollar exchange rate passed the LD 4 mark yesterday reflecting poor economic fundamentals and a loss of political conf...

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Inflation hitting Libyans hard as prices rise: Libya Herald price survey
Mar 7 Sami Zaptia

Inflation hitting Libyans hard as prices rise: Libya Herald price survey

By Sami Zaptia and Saber AyyubThe price of Italian Nutella chocolate spread has doubled (Photo: Libya Herald).London and Tripoli, 7 March 2016:Inflati...

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