Latest posts in Economy & Policyhttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/enhttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbl-source-to-libya-herald-central-bank-plans-to-inject-quantities-of-foreign-currency-into-market-over-coming-days/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbl-source-to-libya-herald-central-bank-plans-to-inject-quantities-of-foreign-currency-into-market-over-coming-days/An informed source at the Central Bank of Libya told the Libya Herald today that the Bank plans to inject quantities of foreign currency into the mark...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:48:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/supporting-the-libyan-dinar-should-not-mean-defending-the-exchange-rate-alone/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/supporting-the-libyan-dinar-should-not-mean-defending-the-exchange-rate-alone/Supporting the Libyan dinar should not mean defending the exchange rate alone, says Dr Najah Altorjman, Corporate Governance Researcher at the Sunderl...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:16:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbls-sharia-board-confirms-validity-of-personal-fx-grant-unrestricted-mudaraba-certificates-of-deposit/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbls-sharia-board-confirms-validity-of-personal-fx-grant-unrestricted-mudaraba-certificates-of-deposit/The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced today that its Central (Islamic) Sharia Supervisory Board confirmed the religious validity of the foreign cu...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:52:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/misrata-free-zone-explores-new-trade-and-investment-opportunities-with-malta/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/misrata-free-zone-explores-new-trade-and-investment-opportunities-with-malta/The Director General of the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ), Ayman Al-Darwish, met today with Sean Circop, Chargé d'affaires at the Maltese Embassy in Li...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:26:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/spanish-ambassador-meets-nda-head-in-benghazi-extends-invitation-to-visit-madrid/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/spanish-ambassador-meets-nda-head-in-benghazi-extends-invitation-to-visit-madrid/The Spanish Embassy in Libya reported that the Spanish Ambassador, Javier Soria, and his accompanying delegation, met with the Director-General of the...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:49:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/governor-of-central-bank-of-libya-holds-meetings-with-major-international-financial-institutions-banks-in-london/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/governor-of-central-bank-of-libya-holds-meetings-with-major-international-financial-institutions-banks-in-london/The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) reported yesterday that its Governor, Naji Issa, and his accompanying delegation, held an extensive meeting in London...Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:56:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/governor-of-central-bank-of-libya-meets-chief-economic-adviser-at-uk-foreign-office/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/governor-of-central-bank-of-libya-meets-chief-economic-adviser-at-uk-foreign-office/The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, met last Wednesday (16 September), at the UK Foreign Office headquarters in London, with t...Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:50:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbl-governor-issa-meets-governor-of-the-bank-of-england-to-enhance-cooperation-and-exchange-expertise-in-banking-operations/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbl-governor-issa-meets-governor-of-the-bank-of-england-to-enhance-cooperation-and-exchange-expertise-in-banking-operations/The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, met yesterday with the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey—who also serves as C...Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:07:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/libya-is-withholding-us-25-million-in-blocked-international-airline-funds-iata/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/libya-is-withholding-us-25-million-in-blocked-international-airline-funds-iata/Libya is holding US$ 25 million in blocked international airline funds according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This puts it i...Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:44:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/rob-rockefeller-standard-carbon-tunisia-signs-mou-with-libyas-green-industry-centre/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/rob-rockefeller-standard-carbon-tunisia-signs-mou-with-libyas-green-industry-centre/Libya's Ministry of Industry and Minerals' Green Industry Centre announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:17:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/stability-of-dinar-needs-fiscal-discipline-unification-of-spending-channels-and-commitment-to-unified-agreement-by-all/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/stability-of-dinar-needs-fiscal-discipline-unification-of-spending-channels-and-commitment-to-unified-agreement-by-all/Reviewing his achievements since his appointment two years ago, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Naji Issa said that it is clear that t...Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:09:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-chamber-of-commerce-discusses-decision-to-regulate-imports-for-the-purpose-of-trade/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-chamber-of-commerce-discusses-decision-to-regulate-imports-for-the-purpose-of-trade/The Tripoli Chamber of Commerce held a meeting with attending members yesterday to discuss the Minister of Economy and Trade's Decision No. (449)...Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:47:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/mandatory-registration-of-importers-exporters-in-unified-digital-system-for-trade-pts-announced-by-ministry-of-economy/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/mandatory-registration-of-importers-exporters-in-unified-digital-system-for-trade-pts-announced-by-ministry-of-economy/The Minister of Economy and Trade issued Decree No. (465) of 2026 yesterday on the mandatory registration of importers and exporters in the Unified Di...Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:40:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/green-industry-centre-participates-in-tunis-workshop-on-libyas-national-green-economy-roadmap/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/green-industry-centre-participates-in-tunis-workshop-on-libyas-national-green-economy-roadmap/The Green Industry Centre, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, participated in a workshop titled "National Green Economy Roadmap for L...Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:22:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/launch-of-national-tourist-caravan-programme-from-the-city-of-khoms/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/launch-of-national-tourist-caravan-programme-from-the-city-of-khoms/The National Tourist Caravan Programme was launched from the city of Khoms yesterday, home to the Roman ruins of Leptis Magna.The programme is a unifi...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:36:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/bregas-al-hani-cooking-gas-cylinder-filling-depot-to-raise-its-capacity-to-25000-per-day/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/bregas-al-hani-cooking-gas-cylinder-filling-depot-to-raise-its-capacity-to-25000-per-day/Brega Petroleum Marketing Company announced yesterday that a new expanded cylinder filling system will soon enable its Al-Hani Cooking Gas Cylinder Fi...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:43:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/libyan-export-development-authority-announces-launch-of-direct-shipping-line-from-misrata-to-western-africa/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/libyan-export-development-authority-announces-launch-of-direct-shipping-line-from-misrata-to-western-africa/The Libyan Export Development Authority (LEDA) announced today that it has launched a direct shipping line from Misrata Free Zone port, passing throug...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:02:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/ministry-of-industry-and-minerals-reviews-quarries-to-support-local-production-and-competitiveness-of-national-industries/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/ministry-of-industry-and-minerals-reviews-quarries-to-support-local-production-and-competitiveness-of-national-industries/The Ministry of Industry and Minerals’ Green Industrial Transformation Committee conducted field visits last Tuesday, (8 September) to several aggrega...Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:37:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/national-housing-programme-discusses-implementation-of-tajouras-10680-housing-unit-project/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/national-housing-programme-discusses-implementation-of-tajouras-10680-housing-unit-project/The National Housing and Real Estate Development Programme (NHRDP) discussed last Thursday (10 September), with the Tajoura Municipality and the Arab...Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:22:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/minister-of-labour-and-rehabilitation-al-abed-discusses-with-french-ambassador-enhancing-cooperation-in-vocational-training-rehabilitation/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/minister-of-labour-and-rehabilitation-al-abed-discusses-with-french-ambassador-enhancing-cooperation-in-vocational-training-rehabilitation/The Tripoli based Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed, received the French Ambassador to Libya, Thierry Vallat at his Tripoli office ye...Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:18:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/latest-cbl-stats-a-surplus-of-ld-303-billion-in-revenues-but-a-foreign-exchange-deficit-of-us-49-billion/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/latest-cbl-stats-a-surplus-of-ld-303-billion-in-revenues-but-a-foreign-exchange-deficit-of-us-49-billion/The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday in its statistical bulletin that Libya’s total revenues from January to the end of August 2026 amounted...Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:14:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/backlog-of-trucks-at-libyan-egyptian-land-crossing-due-imposition-of-unlawful-us-150-per-truck-inspection-certificate/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/backlog-of-trucks-at-libyan-egyptian-land-crossing-due-imposition-of-unlawful-us-150-per-truck-inspection-certificate/Ibrahim Al-Jarari, the Chairman of the Joint Libyan-Egyptian Economic Chamber has issued a statement warning of a massive backlog of trucks at the Mus...Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:56:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/ministry-of-economy-customs-authority-coordinate-on-prohibiting-imports-outside-banking-system/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/ministry-of-economy-customs-authority-coordinate-on-prohibiting-imports-outside-banking-system/The Ministry of Economy and Trade reported yesterday that during a meeting in Tripoli with the Director General of the Customs Authority, the Minister...Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:44:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/green-industry-centre-report-provides-valuable-sector-data-for-policy-and-plan-formulation/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/green-industry-centre-report-provides-valuable-sector-data-for-policy-and-plan-formulation/‎The Green Industry Centre at the Ministry of Industry and Minerals reviewed the most prominent statistics and indicators contained in the Engineering...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:01:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/pilot-operations-started-for-the-soon-to-be-launched-unified-economic-number/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/pilot-operations-started-for-the-soon-to-be-launched-unified-economic-number/The National Council for the Unified Economic Number has approved the commencement of pilot operations for the electronic issuance of the Unified Econ...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:06:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/libya-and-china-discuss-expanding-scope-of-economic-and-investment-cooperation-in-several-sectors-to-support-libyas-development-paths/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/libya-and-china-discuss-expanding-scope-of-economic-and-investment-cooperation-in-several-sectors-to-support-libyas-development-paths/Libya and China discussed expanding the scope of economic and investment cooperation and leveraging Chinese expertise in reconstruction, development,...Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:51:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/after-relaxation-of-un-asset-freeze-long-term-investment-portfolio-ltp-achieves-us-125-bn-profits-in-2025/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/after-relaxation-of-un-asset-freeze-long-term-investment-portfolio-ltp-achieves-us-125-bn-profits-in-2025/In a statement to CNN Business, Abdel-Fattah Ghaffar, Chairman of the Libyan Long-Term Investment Portfolio (LTP), a subsidiary of Libya’s main sovere...Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:04:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/why-has-the-cbl-failed-to-bring-down-the-black-market-foreign-exchange-rate-of-the-dinar-against-the-dollar/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/why-has-the-cbl-failed-to-bring-down-the-black-market-foreign-exchange-rate-of-the-dinar-against-the-dollar/Ayoub Al-Farsi, a member of the Central Bank of Libya’s Monetary Policy Committee, noted that there are several reasons why despite all the recent eff...Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:16:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/mou-signed-to-implement-national-initiative-to-stabilize-and-support-the-bread-industry/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/mou-signed-to-implement-national-initiative-to-stabilize-and-support-the-bread-industry/The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Mustafa Al-Samou, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday with the Acting Mi...Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:20:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/global-competitive-urban-planning-initiative-gcupi-b-launched-in-benghazi/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/global-competitive-urban-planning-initiative-gcupi-b-launched-in-benghazi/The Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund (LDRF) launched the Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative (Greater Benghazi) in Benghazi, as part...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:52:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/goods-imported-for-trade-outside-official-banking-channels-banned-from-30-september-minister-of-economy/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/goods-imported-for-trade-outside-official-banking-channels-banned-from-30-september-minister-of-economy/The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, issued decision 449/2026 today (dated 6 September 2026).The decision is aime...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:07:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/dar-il-ifta-issues-opinion-on-personal-use-foreign-currency-transactions-profit-sharing-investment-banking-commissions/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/dar-il-ifta-issues-opinion-on-personal-use-foreign-currency-transactions-profit-sharing-investment-banking-commissions/The Libyan Dar al-Ifta (the religious entity that interprets Islamic law and practice) in Tripoli has issued a memorandum regarding regulations for fo...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:24:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbl-governor-issa-launches-several-initiatives-and-reviews-achievements-at-tripoli-arab-savings-and-financial-literacy-conference/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/cbl-governor-issa-launches-several-initiatives-and-reviews-achievements-at-tripoli-arab-savings-and-financial-literacy-conference/Speaking at the opening of the 5th Arab Savings and Financial Literacy Conference 2026, organized by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), CBL Governor Naj...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:01:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/500-companies-black-listed-in-connection-with-lc-fraud-aca/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/500-companies-black-listed-in-connection-with-lc-fraud-aca/The Administrative Control Authority (ACA), one of Libya’s main state monitoring agencies, said it discussed the file of five hundred companies that w...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:31:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/meeting-on-preparations-for-libyan-korean-economic-cooperation-forum-to-be-held-in-libya-on-28-september-2026/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/meeting-on-preparations-for-libyan-korean-economic-cooperation-forum-to-be-held-in-libya-on-28-september-2026/As part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations in the field of international cooperation between Libya and the Republic of Korea, a meeting was...Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:09:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/e-payment-transactions-between-1-january-and-31-august-reached-ld-765-billion-reflecting-growing-use-of-e-payment-and-digital-banking/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/e-payment-transactions-between-1-january-and-31-august-reached-ld-765-billion-reflecting-growing-use-of-e-payment-and-digital-banking/The total value of Libyan electronic payment transactions processed through various systems between 1 January and 31 August 2026, reached approximatel...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:17:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/fuel-crisis-490-petrol-stations-involved-in-fuel-smuggling-closed-by-interior-ministry/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/fuel-crisis-490-petrol-stations-involved-in-fuel-smuggling-closed-by-interior-ministry/The Minister of Interior, Major General Imad Trabelsi, revealed yesterday that 490 petrol stations, being exploited for fuel smuggling operations, wer...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:49:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/lc-fraud-and-its-impact-on-exchange-rates-discussed-at-summit-meeting/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/lc-fraud-and-its-impact-on-exchange-rates-discussed-at-summit-meeting/During its second periodic meeting—attended by representatives from the Central Bank of Libya, the Customs and Tax Authorities, and the Municipal Guar...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:32:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/planning-minister-chairs-meeting-to-review-blue-economy-priority-initiatives-and-projects/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/09/planning-minister-chairs-meeting-to-review-blue-economy-priority-initiatives-and-projects/The Higher Committee for the National Economic Diversification Framework, chaired by Minister of Planning Mohammed Al-Zaidani, held a meeting today to...Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:15:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/cement-prices-fall-to-ld-82-per-quintar-as-arab-union-construction-company-factory-restarts/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/cement-prices-fall-to-ld-82-per-quintar-as-arab-union-construction-company-factory-restarts/The average cash price of 50 kgs (qintar/quintal) of the Zliten Al-Ittihad factory (Arab Union Construction Company - AUCC) cement fell to an average...Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:56:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/minister-of-industry-and-minerals-discusses-cooperation-with-kpmg-to-develop-the-sectors/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/minister-of-industry-and-minerals-discusses-cooperation-with-kpmg-to-develop-the-sectors/The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohamed Abdelgader, met yesterday, at the Ministry ‘s Tripoli headquarters, with the Director of KPMG's Tu...Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:48:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/foreign-currency-usage-by-banks-from-january-to-end-of-july-2026-was-us-15987-billion-cbl-stats/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/foreign-currency-usage-by-banks-from-january-to-end-of-july-2026-was-us-15987-billion-cbl-stats/The Central Bank of Libya revealed in its statistical publication yesterday that the total actual foreign currency usage by banks from the beginning o...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:31:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/libyan-experts-forum-makes-several-wide-ranging-recommendations-to-support-libya/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/libyan-experts-forum-makes-several-wide-ranging-recommendations-to-support-libya/The first Libyan Experts Forum (23 -25 August), organized by the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation in cooperation with the Libyan Authority for Sci...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:48:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/pm-aldabaiba-discusses-project-development-and-governance-in-libya-with-kbr-delegation/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/pm-aldabaiba-discusses-project-development-and-governance-in-libya-with-kbr-delegation/Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, met yesterday with a delegation from the US multi-sector giant KBR (Kellogg Brown & Ro...Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/tripoli-government-holds-follow-up-meeting-on-implementation-of-libyan-united-airlines-action-plan/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/tripoli-government-holds-follow-up-meeting-on-implementation-of-libyan-united-airlines-action-plan/The Tripoli based Libyan government reported yesterday that Founding Committee of the National Aviation Holding Company held a meeting to follow up on...Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:57:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/tripoli-government-belatedly-addresses-bread-crisis-causes-vows-to-develop-solutions-to-bottlenecks/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/tripoli-government-belatedly-addresses-bread-crisis-causes-vows-to-develop-solutions-to-bottlenecks/In an overdue move, the Tripoli based Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Mustafa Al-Samo, discussed with the Chairman of the Sup...Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:49:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/zliten-opens-eu-supported-fish-market-and-experimental-laboratory/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/zliten-opens-eu-supported-fish-market-and-experimental-laboratory/Zliten Municipality announced today the opening of the fish market and the experimental laboratory for preserving and collecting fish.Zliten is locate...Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:16:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/cbl-governor-issa-and-pm-aldabaiba-agree-to-continue-to-implement-the-us-brokered-unified-spending-agreement/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/cbl-governor-issa-and-pm-aldabaiba-agree-to-continue-to-implement-the-us-brokered-unified-spending-agreement/The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, met today at his office with the Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaib...Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:13:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/julyana-free-zone-port-conducts-imo-certified-port-facility-security-assessment-training/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/julyana-free-zone-port-conducts-imo-certified-port-facility-security-assessment-training/Julyana Free Zone reported that an International Maritime Organization (IMO) accredited training course on "Port Facility Security Assessment&quo...Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:43:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/about-100-diaspora-experts-from-26-countries-participating-in-libya-experts-forum-begin-arriving-in-tripoli/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/08/about-100-diaspora-experts-from-26-countries-participating-in-libya-experts-forum-begin-arriving-in-tripoli/For the first time in Libya, the Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation is organising a forum that brings together diaspora minds...Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:27:00 GMT