Feb 2 Sami Zaptia

Turning the ailing Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP) around

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 2 February 2015:Over three years after taking over the running of the then ailing Libya African Portfolio (LAP), its n...

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Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Washington agrees to prevent use of Libyan assets for terrorism and war

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 18 January 2015:The United States has agreed to safeguard Libyan ‘’domestic and overseas assets from being used to fin...

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Oct 6 Nigel Ash

Opening salvoes in Libya's $1 billion Goldman Sachs suit

By Nigel Ash.The High Court in LondonLondon, 6 October 2014:The Libyan Investment Authority today began its $1 billion High Court action in London aga...

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Goldman Sachs backs down in LIA's $1.2 billion case
Aug 20 Nigel Ash

Goldman Sachs backs down in LIA's $1.2 billion case

By Hadi FornajiTripoli, 20 August 2014:The US investment bank Goldman Sachs has given up trying to have the Libyan Investment Authority’s $1.2 billion...

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Abdurahman Benyezza is new LIA temporary chairman
Jul 8 Sami Zaptia

Abdurahman Benyezza is new LIA temporary chairman

By Sami Zaptia. Abdurahman Benyezza has been appointed as the temporary chairman of the LIA. He was Oil Minister during the A. Al-Kib government (Phot...

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Jun 22 Sami Zaptia

LIA Chairman Breish to be removed from post by Political Isolation Law

By Sami Zaptia.LIA Chairman Abdulmajid Breish (Photo: LIA).Tripoli, 22 June 2014:The Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) Abdulmagid Brei...

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LIA Chairman Abdulmagid Breish reviews his new vision for Libya's sovereign fund
May 13 Sami Zaptia

LIA Chairman Abdulmagid Breish reviews his new vision for Libya's sovereign fund

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 13 May 2014:In February 2013, the outgoing chairman of the LIA, Mohsen Derregia was removed by the then Prime Minister and hea...

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The LIA and its $11-billion investment outsourcing
Apr 23 Nigel Ash

The LIA and its $11-billion investment outsourcing

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 23 April 2014:The struggle continues to control and manage Libya’s accumulated oil wealth,  once used by the Qaddaf...

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LIA presents its 2013 annual report to Audit Bureau
Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

LIA presents its 2013 annual report to Audit Bureau

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 8 April 2014:The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), Libya's sovereign wealth fund, presented its 2013 annual report to the Aud...

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Central Bank "has enough money for three years" without oil
Apr 6 Michel Cousins

Central Bank "has enough money for three years" without oil

By Michel Cousins.The Central Bank of Libya (Photo: Libya Herald)Tripoli, 6 April 2014:The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has enough reserves to fund Lib...

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