Jun 28 Sami Zaptia

Libya does not yet fully use internationally accepted accounting principles and Audit Bureau is not independent according to international standards: U.S. State Department report

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: U.S. State Dept).London, 28 June 2021:The section in the U.S. State Department ‘‘2021 Fiscal Transparency Report’’ on Libya say...

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May 25 Sami Zaptia

Parliament only partially approves 2021 budget, calls Finance Minister for questioning, creates committee to study amended budget

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tobruk HoR).London, 25 May 2021:Libya’s parliament (the House of Representatives – HoR) only approved Chapter one (salaries) of...

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Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

97 HoR members discuss 2021 budget – debate to continue today

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tobruk HoR).London, 20 April 2021:The HoR held a session in Tobruk yesterday to discuss the 2021 LD 96 billion budget presented...

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Jan 15 Sami Zaptia

Brega established Unified Finance Committee meets to discuss mechanism and criteria for consolidating budget

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Ministry of Finance says the Committee formed at the Brega meeting to consolidate Libya's budget met virtually Wednesday to...

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Jan 4 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli HoR holds seminar on economic policy

By Sami Zaptia.HoR Tripoli holds seminar on economic policy (Photo: HoR Tripoli).London, 4 January 2021: The breakaway Tripoli-based House of Represen...

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Nov 23 Sami Zaptia

NOC strongly refutes CBL claim of inaccurate oil revenue data

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 November 2020: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) today strongly refuted the claim by the Tripoli-based Central Ba...

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Mar 20 Sami Zaptia

Libya's 2019 LD 46.8 budget agreed

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: PC/GNA). London, 20 March 2019: The Faiez Serraj Presidency Council and Government of National Accord announced yesterday t...

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Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau takes first east-west reunification steps

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 July 2018:The Tripoli and Beyda-based branches of Libya’s politically split Audit Bureau announced that they had held their...

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Feb 23 Sami Zaptia

NOC chairman Sanalla bemoans delay in 2018 budget allocations

By Sami Zaptia.NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla complains about the delay in receiving the 2018 budget allocations (File photo)London, 23 February 2018:Th...

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Oct 24 Sami Zaptia

LD 5 billion duplicate state-salaries saved since 2015

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 October 2017:The GNA Ministry of Finance and Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in Tripoli have revealed that LD 5 billi...

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