Jul 5 Michel Cousins

Grand Mufti warns of punishment if Central Bank accepts interest-bearing loans to support budget

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 5 July 2014:The Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani, has forbidden the Central Bank of Libya and state-sector officia...

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Jun 22 Michel Cousins

LD 56.5 BN 2014 Budget approved in Congress– by default

By Moutaz Ali. Tripoli, 22 June 2014:Congress members who turned up today to debate the long delayed 2014 budget found themselves redundant earlier th...

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The 2014 Budget: Subsidies up – despite deficit and oil exporting crises
May 12 Sami Zaptia

The 2014 Budget: Subsidies up – despite deficit and oil exporting crises

By Sami Zaptia.                 Amman, Jordan, 12 May 2014:The 2014 Libyan budget totaling LD 58.92 bn, approved by the GNC Finance and Budget Committ...

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Zeidan requests only a six month budget for 2014
Feb 26 Sami Zaptia

Zeidan requests only a six month budget for 2014

By Sami ZaptiaPrime Minister Ali Zeidan said that he has only asked the GNC to approve a six month budget (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 26 February 20...

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Zeidan government reveals it received LD 50.48 billion in 2013
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Zeidan government reveals it received LD 50.48 billion in 2013

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 February 2014:Ali Zeidan's government has revealed that it had received only LD 50.48 billion in 2013 from the 2013 budget,...

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Cabinet meeting forms committee on subsidies - Zeidan
May 30 Sami Zaptia

Cabinet meeting forms committee on subsidies - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 29 May 2013:At yesterday’s press conference Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said that his cabinet had formed a committee to discuss...

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Final budget today
Mar 19 thomwestcott

Final budget today

By Sami Zaptia.  (Photo: Sami Zaptia)Tripoli, 19 March 2013:The GNC is expected to pass the new budget today, Tuesday, according to official spokesman...

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GNC refers 2013 Budget to Committees
Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

GNC refers 2013 Budget to Committees

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 21 February 2013:The GNC has announced that it has referred the 2013 Budget to its Committees for further review.After review...

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Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

Abushagur reveals Kib government spending, defends against corruption

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 7 January:Yesterday, and coinciding with the same day that the GNC announced that it has officially received the Ali Zeidan go...

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There will be no budget deficit in 2012, Libya not secure enough for foreigners -Finance Minister Zaglam
Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

There will be no budget deficit in 2012, Libya not secure enough for foreigners -Finance Minister Zaglam

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 July:The Finance Minister, Hassan Zaglam, responding to questions from the members of the press at the official press confe...

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