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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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Feb 1 Sami Zaptia

CBL to allow every Libyan citizen the right to buy US$ 400 at official exchange rate

By Sami Zaptia.The CBL will offer US$ 400 per annum at the official exchange rate to every Libyan citizen (Photo: Sami Zaptia).London, 1 February 2017...

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Audit Bureau bans 23 Libyan and foreign companies, freezes smuggled money accounts
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau bans 23 Libyan and foreign companies, freezes smuggled money accounts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2017: The Tripoli-based Libyan Audit Bureau has today announced that it has banned a total of 23 Libyan and foreign...

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Dec 21 Sami Zaptia

Over 230,000 debit cards linked to National ID Number: CBL

By Sami Zaptia.The CBL has revealed that 233,991 Visa debit cards have been linked to the National ID Number (Photo: North Africa Bank).London, 21 Dec...

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Nov 24 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli’s FX black market traders cry foul as Rada continues to close them down

By Sami Zaptia.The dinar could fall to as low as LD 10 to the US dollar one Tripoli dealer warned (Photo: Sami Zaptia).London, 24 November 2016: Tripo...

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Nov 23 Michel Cousins

Libyan dinar strengthens on black market amid expectations of official devaluation

By Libya Herald reporter. Five-dinar notes (Photo: Sami Zaptia)Tripoli 23 November 2016:The Libyan dinar closed against the dollar on the Tripoli blac...

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Jul 31 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau condemns CBL and GNA for waste of Ramadan crisis public funds

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau condemned the CBL and the PC/GNA for wasting money aimed at mitigating the high prices, bank cash shorta...

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Audit Bureau and Public Prosecutor suspend Commerce and Development bank cheque clearance on suspicion of fraud
Jul 21 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau and Public Prosecutor suspend Commerce and Development bank cheque clearance on suspicion of fraud

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 July 2016:The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau and the Public Prosecutor’s Office have ‘‘temporarily’’ suspended the Commerce and...

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Jul 18 Sami Zaptia

CBL increases foreign currency amount for LCs to 10 percent of its annual budget

By Sami Zaptia.CBL Tripoli is increasing the amount of hard currency available for priority LCs from 5 to 10 percent for the next year (Logo: Tripoli...

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Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

CBL provided $ 1.62 bn of hard currency since April

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 6 June 2016:The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) today revealed that it has provided a total of US...

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Apr 2 Nigel Ash

Dinar makes strong recovery

By Saber Ayyub. Demand for dinars has pushed up their rate against the US dollar (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 2 April 2016:The black market value of...

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