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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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CBL devalues Libyan dinar by 13.3 percent to LD 5.56 per dollar
Apr 7 Sami Zaptia

CBL devalues Libyan dinar by 13.3 percent to LD 5.56 per dollar

‎The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday, by virtue of its Board of Directors Resolution No. (18) of 2025, the devaluation of the Libyan dinar a...

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CBL’s latest revenues and spending data reveals a dinar surplus but a dollar deficit
Mar 7 Sami Zaptia

CBL’s latest revenues and spending data reveals a dinar surplus but a dollar deficit

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) yesterday released the latest data for the country’s revenues and spending from 1 January to 28 February 2025. Accordi...

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CBL issues 71 new FX bureaux licenses
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

CBL issues 71 new FX bureaux licenses

‎The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced today that it has granted 71 new foreign exchange (FX) bureaux licenses for companies and exchange offices,...

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CBL Board hold second 2025 meeting in Sebha, discusses revenues, foreign exchange and banking services
Feb 26 Sami Zaptia

CBL Board hold second 2025 meeting in Sebha, discusses revenues, foreign exchange and banking services

‎Under the chairmanship of the Governor and in the presence of his Deputy and all members, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) h...

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Three Aman Bank employees convicted to six years for foreign currency allowance forgery
Feb 7 Sami Zaptia

Three Aman Bank employees convicted to six years for foreign currency allowance forgery

The Attorney General’s Office reported (last Wednesday 5 February) that Tripoli Criminal Court convicted three Aman Bank employees to six years impris...

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CBL approves applications for 64 Foreign Exchange Bureaux
Feb 3 Sami Zaptia

CBL approves applications for 64 Foreign Exchange Bureaux

‎The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced today that it has approved 64 applications for the opening of Foreign Exchange Bureaux.‎These will be the f...

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Turkish imports into Libya through official transfers led in 2024 at US$ 2.3 billion
Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Turkish imports into Libya through official transfers led in 2024 at US$ 2.3 billion

According to the latest data for 2024 released by the Central Bank of Libya, goods and services of Turkish origin topped the list of the most importan...

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Libya’s total 2024 revenues were LD 123.5 billion, spending was LD 123.2 billion – leaving a surplus of about LD 300 million
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s total 2024 revenues were LD 123.5 billion, spending was LD 123.2 billion – leaving a surplus of about LD 300 million

‎In its statement of revenues and expenditures for 2024,‎ the Central Bank of Libya ‎revealed today that:  Total revenues in 2024 amounted t...

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Libya’s total revenues and spending ending 30 November result in small dinar surplus but large FX deficit: CBL
Dec 8 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s total revenues and spending ending 30 November result in small dinar surplus but large FX deficit: CBL

In its latest released statistical bulletin covering the period 01/01/2024 to 30/11/2024, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) revealed that total state re...

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HoR Speaker Salah decree reduces FX sales surcharge from 20 to 15 percent
Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

HoR Speaker Salah decree reduces FX sales surcharge from 20 to 15 percent

Ageela Saleh, Speaker of Libya’s eastern based parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), passed a decree today (86/204) reducing the surcharge/l...

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