Oct 16 Sami Zaptia

Libya reduces subsidies on commercial-use kerosene

By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli Ministry of Economy has reduced subsidies on commercially-used kerosene (file photo).London, 16 October 2019:The Tripoli-b...

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Long promised economic reforms agreed
Sep 13 Sami Zaptia

Long promised economic reforms agreed

By Sami Zaptia. Dusseldorf, 13 September 2018: Libya's long promised economic reforms were agreed yesterday.In a statement released yesterday, the F...

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More official talk of Libyan economic reform, but no action yet
Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

More official talk of Libyan economic reform, but no action yet

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 August 2018:Faiez Serraj, the head of Libya’s internationally-recognized Presidential Council and Government of National Acc...

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Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

CBL sets framework for economic reform agreed at Tunis meeting

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 11 June 2018:The Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that a three-tracked framework for the refor...

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Libyan economic reform plan agreed at US-brokered Tunis meeting
Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

Libyan economic reform plan agreed at US-brokered Tunis meeting

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 June 2018:An economic reform plan for Libya was agreed at a meeting in Tunis yesterday. The meeting was organized by the US e...

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Jan 5 Michel Cousins

Growing anger over Tunisia border crossing trade agreement

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 5 January 2017:There is growing anger in Libya over an agreement last Sunday between Libyan and Tunisian municipalitie...

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Dec 23 Michel Cousins

Libyan economists call for dinar devaluation and fuel subsidy reductions

By Moutaz Ali.Economists call for dinar devaluation and subsidy reform (Archive photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 23 December 2016:A devaluation of the Lib...

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Oct 23 Nigel Ash

Foreign "permanent" residents to be given fuel payments

By Libya Herald reporters. Dearer fuel may mean motorists worry about the last drop (file photo)Tripoli, 23, October 2015:Foreign residents as well al...

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Oct 12 Michel Cousins

Central Bank acts on subsidy removal

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 12 October 2015:At a meeting today the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) agreed action to removed direct subsidies on fuel,...

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May 25 Sami Zaptia

Subsidy reform: petrol prices to be increased by 200%

By Libya Herald editor.Tunis, 25 May 2015:The Tripoli authorities announced on Sunday that as part of the reform of Libya’s subsidy system to be intro...

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