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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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May 16 Sami Zaptia

Libyan-Egyptian Joint Economic Chamber warns of illegal and corrupt Egyptian private inspection companies

The Libyan-Egyptian Joint Economic Chamber alerted the Libyan side that some Egyptian private companies are inspecting certain goods imported int...

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May 12 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy issues decrees directing importers to use legal distribution channels to control prices in the market

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Statement No. 5 of 2026 last Sunday (10 May) regarding directing businesses to use...

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Customs Authority introduces use of specialized security paper for official letters to prevent LC forgery
Mar 16 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority introduces use of specialized security paper for official letters to prevent LC forgery

The Libyan Customs Authority announced yesterday the adoption of security paper for official letters related to the settlement and closure of Document...

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Misrata Chamber to hold workshop on "Advance Consignment Information (ACI)’’ imported cargo tracking and registration system adopted by Libya
Feb 19 Sami Zaptia

Misrata Chamber to hold workshop on "Advance Consignment Information (ACI)’’ imported cargo tracking and registration system adopted by Libya

Misrata Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday that it is holding an important workshop for members on the implementation of the "Advance Consignment...

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CBL meets protesting small importers – makes banking concessions to facilitate easier import of goods
Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

CBL meets protesting small importers – makes banking concessions to facilitate easier import of goods

Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor, Naji Issa, relented to the accumulating pressure from small importers by meeting them yesterday after they had h...

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Small importers demonstrate in front of CBL against complicated banking procedures – CBL holds meeting with them
Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

Small importers demonstrate in front of CBL against complicated banking procedures – CBL holds meeting with them

A group of small traders and importers held a protest in front of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in Tripoli yesterday, including members of several C...

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Small business in Misrata condemn Economy Ministry’s decision to prohibit imports except by banking transactions
Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Small business in Misrata condemn Economy Ministry’s decision to prohibit imports except by banking transactions

In a statement posted on social media by Misrata Chamber of Commerce, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small traders affiliated to the Ch...

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Opposition growing to 'arbitrary' introduction of ACI / ECTN tracking preregistration of container cargo to Libya
Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Opposition growing to 'arbitrary' introduction of ACI / ECTN tracking preregistration of container cargo to Libya

Opposition is growing to the quick and ‘‘arbitrary’’ introduction by Libya’s Customs Authority of the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) tracking prereg...

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Libya’s Food and Drug Control rejects Tripoli port shipments of energy drink and sweets for ‘‘non-conformity to explanatory data specifications’’
Dec 27 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Food and Drug Control rejects Tripoli port shipments of energy drink and sweets for ‘‘non-conformity to explanatory data specifications’’

Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre announced yesterday that it had rejected a shipment of 3,893 cans of energy drink at Tripoli port for ‘‘non-confo...

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Ministry of Economy reverses its imported products labelling decision
Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy reverses its imported products labelling decision

The Minister of Economy and Trade in the Tripoli based Libyan government, Mohamed Al-Hwej, issues a decision (No. 776 of 2023) to suspend for 6 months...

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