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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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Italian exports to Libya up by €2.27 billion or 34.2 percent in 2024
Apr 10 Sami Zaptia

Italian exports to Libya up by €2.27 billion or 34.2 percent in 2024

The Italian Embassy in Libya revealed last Tuesday (8 April) that Italian exports to Libya were up by €2.27 billion in 2024, a sharp increase of 34.2...

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Sebha smugglers charged, their shops closed, goods and HGVs seized
Feb 22 Sami Zaptia

Sebha smugglers charged, their shops closed, goods and HGVs seized

The Attorney General's Office reported yesterday that the Sebha Court of Appeal Public Prosecutor, along with members of the Joint Security Committee...

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NOC reveals spending details of its LD 58 billion budgets
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

NOC reveals spending details of its LD 58 billion budgets

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) revealed details of its LD 58 billion spending budget yesterday. It said this was part of its efforts to...

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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 lost US$ 600 bn over ten years - without conflict Libya's 2023 GDP could have been 74 percent higher: World Bank report
Dec 19 Sami Zaptia

Libya lost US$ 600 bn over ten years - without conflict Libya's 2023 GDP could have been 74 percent higher: World Bank report

Libya lost US$ 600 billion over ten years and without conflict its 2023 GDP could have been 74 percent higher, according to the World Bank's latest ec...

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Minister of Economy adopts decisions to develop the economy and diversify sources of income in various sectors
Dec 10 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Economy adopts decisions to develop the economy and diversify sources of income in various sectors

The Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Hwej, issued today several investment decisions aimed at moving forward in developing the Libyan economy an...

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Sirte Free Zone discusses "Smart Port" project with China’s Huawei
Dec 9 Sami Zaptia

Sirte Free Zone discusses "Smart Port" project with China’s Huawei

The General Manager and Chairman of Sirte Free Zone, Mahmud Elforjani, met yesterday with Huawei Libya’s management to discuss collaboration on the de...

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Second annual entrepreneurship training camp "Rowad Libya 2024" concludes
Nov 29 Sami Zaptia

Second annual entrepreneurship training camp "Rowad Libya 2024" concludes

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Incubators at the Tripoli based Ministry of Local Government, in cooperation with Germany’s GIZ, conclud...

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Ministry of Economy organises workshop to promote economic diversification using technology and future planning
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy organises workshop to promote economic diversification using technology and future planning

Under the patronage of the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Mohamed Al-Hwej, the Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade organised a works...

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‘‘She Leads’’ women’s entrepreneurship programme launched
Nov 15 Sami Zaptia

‘‘She Leads’’ women’s entrepreneurship programme launched

The "She Leads" project to support entrepreneurship for women in the cities of Tripoli and Sabha were launched at an event in the Old City, Tripoli ye...

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