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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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Jul 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s banking system on verge of collapse: Leading Libyan banker

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: LBBC).London, 10 July 2020:Speaking during a Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) webinar Wednesday on Libya’s banking system,...

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Minister of Finance acusses CBL of opposing reform policies and not controlling foreign currency flow - calls for reorganization of CBL board
Apr 22 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Finance acusses CBL of opposing reform policies and not controlling foreign currency flow - calls for reorganization of CBL board

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 April 2020:In a televised interview for Libyan WTV channel yesterday, Finance Minister Faraj Bumtari, representing the inter...

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Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli CBL climbs down, issues belated decision to resume opening of LCs

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 20 April 2020:The Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL) issued instructions today to local banks to resume th...

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Apr 16 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Business Council warns of food shortages and increased prices due to CBL’s inflexible Letters of Credit policy

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: LBC)London, 16 April 2020:The Libya Business Council (LBC), the only legally recognized Libya-wide business council representin...

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Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

Serraj speech to the nation: Attacks CBL and treasonous media, says international community concerned purely with self interest

By Sami Zaptia.Serraj attacks CBL Governor El-Kaber, the media Hafter and the international community (Photo: Archives PC/GNA).London, 9 April 2020:On...

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Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

Serraj and Tripoli CBL continue years-long tit-for-tat over bank's board reunification and ultimate control over Libya’s money

By Sami Zaptia. The Governors of the two Central Banks of eastern (Hibri, left) and western (El Kaber, right) Libya at a ''unification'' meeting in Tu...

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Jan 28 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Libya at war: "FX Surcharges Vs Petrodollars" - the reality

By Husni Bey. (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Milan, 28 January 2020: The dominant call by all participants at the Berlin Libya conference on 19 January addresse...

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Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

As the dinar gains value, straight from the horse’s mouth: CBL reforms are working

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Sami Zaptia).London, 20 November 2019:A crestfallen Tripoli black-market foreign currency dealer told Libya Herald on the phone...

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Nov 14 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: One year after the launch of Libya’s Economic Reforms: An analysis

By Husni Bey.(Photo: Sami Zaptia).Milan, 14 November 2019:The "Libyan Economic Reforms", which in reality were Fiscal Policy Reforms to address Moneta...

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Nov 13 Sami Zaptia

Implications of some of the CBL's current monetary policy: Analysis

By Osama Alabeersh.20-dinar noteBenghazi, 13 November 2019:The Tripoli Central Bank of Libya's (CBL) latest bulletin on Libya's finances issued last w...

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