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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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Another LD350 million of new bank notes arrive in Tripoli
Apr 22 Nigel Ash

Another LD350 million of new bank notes arrive in Tripoli

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 22 April 2017:A further consignment of new bank notes arrived in Tripoli yesterday.The shipment of LD350 million wa...

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Black market dollar deals “haram” say eastern sharia officials
Apr 19 Michel Cousins

Black market dollar deals “haram” say eastern sharia officials

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli/Benghazi, 19 April 2017:The fatwa authorities in Beida recognised by the interim government of Abdullah Al-Thinni ba...

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Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

Credit and Development bank chairman calls on CBL to float Libyan Dinar

By Sami Zaptia.The C&D bank chairman calls on the CBL to float the Libyan Dinar (Photo: Sami Zaptia).London. 17 April 2017:One of the leading Liby...

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Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor Elkaber accuses six previous Libyan governments of useless economic policies and of scapegoating the CBL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 April 2017:In an unprecedented attack on all the previous six governments he had served with, Tripoli-based Central Bank of...

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Apr 14 Michel Cousins

Dinar continues to fluctuate on black market

By Hadi Fornaji.The Libyan dinar exchange rate has continued to fluctuate on the black market.Tunis, 14 April 2017:The dinar has recovered significant...

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Fresh banknote delivery for CBL
Mar 30 Nigel Ash

Fresh banknote delivery for CBL

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 30 March 2017:In the week that saw the dinar for the first time pass through seven to the US dollar, the Central Ba...

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Mar 29 Nigel Ash

Dinar hits seven to the dollar until Nawasi blackmarket closure

By Moutaz Ali. The dinar has passed briefly through seven to the dollar  (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 29  March 2017:When for the first time the dina...

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More new banknotes delivered to Central Bank in Tripoli
Feb 23 Michel Cousins

More new banknotes delivered to Central Bank in Tripoli

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 23 February 2017:The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) in Tripoli has taken delivery of another LD 250 million, flown in yesterd...

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Central Bank in Beida withdraws Qaddafi-era five and ten dinar notes
Feb 22 Michel Cousins

Central Bank in Beida withdraws Qaddafi-era five and ten dinar notes

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 22 February 2017:The Central Bank of Libya under the control of the Thinni administration in Beida has announced that the...

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More dinars are flown in to Tripoli to ease currency shortage
Feb 2 Nigel Ash

More dinars are flown in to Tripoli to ease currency shortage

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 2 February 2017:A fresh shipment of banknotes has been flown into Tripoli’s Mitiga airport from the UK on a Moldova...

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