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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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USAID conducts workshops with CBL to help in Annual Monetary Plan 2022
Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

USAID conducts workshops with CBL to help in Annual Monetary Plan 2022

The U.S. Embassy Tripoli revealed yesterday that in March this year, USAID conducted several workshops with the Central Bank of Libya to help refine t...

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Aug 23 Sami Zaptia

CBL working on reunifying its two branches

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 23 August 2021:The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday that it is working on reunifying its two weste...

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Dec 10 Sami Zaptia

CBL Tripoli calls for official reunified board meeting – the first since Libya’s political split in 2014

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 December 2020: The Governor of the Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek El-Kaber, has invited the split CBL Board of...

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Andalus bank opens three years after IPO
Jul 14 Sami Zaptia

Andalus bank opens three years after IPO

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 July 2020:There was a new edition to Libya’s banking sector last week (7 July) with the opening of the private sector Andalu...

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Audit Bureau releases its 2017 Annual Report
May 24 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau releases its 2017 Annual Report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 May 2018:Libya’s Tripoli-based Audit Bureau launched its 2017 Annual Report at a press conference in Tripoli yesterday.Launc...

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Annual Libyan Banking Sector Development Forum to be held in Tunis
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

Annual Libyan Banking Sector Development Forum to be held in Tunis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 November 2017:The Annual Libyan Banking Sector Development Forum will take place in Tunis next week, organizers told Libya H...

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Aug 24 Nigel Ash

New LIA chief wants UN to introduce "smart sanctions"

By Libya Herald reporters.London, 24 August 2017:The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) says it is being crippled by the UN freeze on its once $69 bill...

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Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

CBL workshop with World Bank on introduction of Islamic banking into Libya

By Sami Zaptia.The CBL held a workshop with the World Bank on the introduction of Islamic banking into Libya (Logo: CBL).London, 10 February 2016:The...

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Dec 27 Michel Cousins

Opinion: Reforming Libya’s financial sector

Mark Dempsey was commissioned by the London-based Legatum Institute to draw up a paper on Libya’s Central Bank and banking system. He interviewed priv...

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CBL issues first ever currency exchange licences
Jul 29 Sami Zaptia

CBL issues first ever currency exchange licences

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 29 July 2013:The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) issued the first licences for foreign exchange bureau last Sunday 21st July.Forei...

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