<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Economy &amp; Policy - Libya Herald</title><description>Latest posts in Economy &amp; Policy</description><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry&apos;s orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/minister-of-economy-and-trade-affirms-ministrys-orientation-towards-building-a-more-disciplined-and-transparent-business-environment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/minister-of-economy-and-trade-affirms-ministrys-orientation-towards-building-a-more-disciplined-and-transparent-business-environment/</guid><description>




Libya’s Tripoli based Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, affirmed his Ministry&apos;s orientation towards building a more disciplined an...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:45:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/ministry-of-tourism-and-handicrafts-releases-its-q1-2026-report-for-the-libyan-tourism-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/ministry-of-tourism-and-handicrafts-releases-its-q1-2026-report-for-the-libyan-tourism-sector/</guid><description>




The Tourism Information and Documentation Centre, part of Libya’s Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, released yesterday its statistical report...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:48:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minister of Economy visits Tripoli Port – discusses accelerating goods processing time to reduce cost of imports</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/minister-of-economy-visits-tripoli-port-discusses-accelerating-goods-processing-time-to-reduce-cost-of-imports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/minister-of-economy-visits-tripoli-port-discusses-accelerating-goods-processing-time-to-reduce-cost-of-imports/</guid><description>




The Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, visited Tripoli Port yesterday, with the aim of regulating the market and improving the flow...</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:01:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FX black-market has existed for years and decades, and eliminating it in a short period is impossible: CBL Governor Issa</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/fx-black-market-has-existed-for-years-and-decades-and-eliminating-it-in-a-short-period-is-impossible-cbl-governor-issa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/fx-black-market-has-existed-for-years-and-decades-and-eliminating-it-in-a-short-period-is-impossible-cbl-governor-issa/</guid><description>




Speaking during a press conference after his meeting with the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor Naji Issa last Monday (18 May), Interior Minis...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:09:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL to inject US$ 3 billion in May and another US$ 3.5 billion in June to meet accumulated demand and stabilise currency and commodity markets</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-to-inject-us-3-billion-in-may-and-another-us-3-5-billion-in-june-to-meet-accumulated-demand-and-stabilise-currency-and-commodity-markets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-to-inject-us-3-billion-in-may-and-another-us-3-5-billion-in-june-to-meet-accumulated-demand-and-stabilise-currency-and-commodity-markets/</guid><description>




A Central Bank of Libya source informed Arabic-language Libyan media yesterday that by the end of this week, the total amount of dollars injected...</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:44:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL renews call on Economy Ministry to prohibit imports without payment through official bank transfers starting from 15 June</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-renews-call-on-economy-ministry-to-prohibit-imports-without-payment-through-official-bank-transfers-starting-from-15-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-renews-call-on-economy-ministry-to-prohibit-imports-without-payment-through-official-bank-transfers-starting-from-15-june/</guid><description>




The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, addressed the Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, in a letter dated 18 M...</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:18:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL Governor &amp;amp; Interior Minister discuss action plan to curb FX black-market, reduce smuggling across borders and imports outside banking system</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-governor-interior-minister-discuss-action-plan-to-curb-fx-black-market-reduce-smuggling-across-borders-and-imports-outside-banking-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-governor-interior-minister-discuss-action-plan-to-curb-fx-black-market-reduce-smuggling-across-borders-and-imports-outside-banking-system/</guid><description>




Naji Issa, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), and Major General Emad Al-Trabulsi, Minister of Interior, discussed a joint action plan a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:38:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Economy Ministry accredits seven international inspection companies to inspect imports of medicines &amp;amp; medical equipment at ports of origin</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/economy-ministry-accredits-seven-international-inspection-companies-to-inspect-imports-of-medicines-medical-equipment-at-ports-of-origin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/economy-ministry-accredits-seven-international-inspection-companies-to-inspect-imports-of-medicines-medical-equipment-at-ports-of-origin/</guid><description>




The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade announced yesterday Decision No. (272) of 2026 (dated 17 May 2026) authorizing the Ministr...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Central Bank of Libya source to Libya Herald: Direct transfers will effectively end the black market&apos;s monopoly on foreign currency</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/central-bank-of-libya-source-to-libya-herald-direct-transfers-will-effectively-end-the-black-markets-monopoly-on-foreign-currency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/central-bank-of-libya-source-to-libya-herald-direct-transfers-will-effectively-end-the-black-markets-monopoly-on-foreign-currency/</guid><description>




A well-placed source at the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) confirmed to Libya Herald that the bank officially launched its direct foreign currency t...</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:42:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Numisma Bank pledges to supply record amounts of cash dollars to the Central Bank of Libya in its Second Phase of cash injection to the Libyan market</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/numisma-bank-pledges-to-supply-record-amounts-of-cash-dollars-to-the-central-bank-of-libya-in-its-second-phase-of-cash-injection-to-the-libyan-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/numisma-bank-pledges-to-supply-record-amounts-of-cash-dollars-to-the-central-bank-of-libya-in-its-second-phase-of-cash-injection-to-the-libyan-market/</guid><description>




The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) reported today that Numisma Bank pledged to supply record amounts of cash dollars to it in its Second Phase of ca...</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:35:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry of Economy and Libya Industry Union discuss ‘‘practical solutions’’ to problems facing local manufacturing</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/ministry-of-economy-and-libya-industry-union-discuss-practical-solutions-to-problems-facing-local-manufacturing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/ministry-of-economy-and-libya-industry-union-discuss-practical-solutions-to-problems-facing-local-manufacturing/</guid><description>




As part of efforts to support local production, Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, met with a delegation from the Libyan Industry U...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:22:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Registered jobseekers across Libya total 240,548: Ministry of Labour</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/registered-jobseekers-across-libya-total-240548-ministry-of-labour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/registered-jobseekers-across-libya-total-240548-ministry-of-labour/</guid><description>




Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation published statistics yesterday for the number of jobseekers across Libya. It said it...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:17:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry of Economy issues decrees directing importers to use legal distribution channels to control prices in the market</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/ministry-of-economy-issues-decrees-directing-importers-to-use-legal-distribution-channels-to-control-prices-in-the-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/ministry-of-economy-issues-decrees-directing-importers-to-use-legal-distribution-channels-to-control-prices-in-the-market/</guid><description>




The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Statement No. 5 of 2026 last Sunday (10 May) regarding directing businesses to use...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:29:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL renews call for closure of unofficial FX sales outlets – as dinar begins to slide again</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-renews-call-for-closure-of-unofficial-fx-sales-outlets-as-dinar-begins-to-slide-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-renews-call-for-closure-of-unofficial-fx-sales-outlets-as-dinar-begins-to-slide-again/</guid><description>




In a letter leaked to Libyan media outlets yesterday, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, addressed the Minister of the I...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:06:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL to inject US$ 300 million into card system, authorises transfer for small traders of up to US$ 100,000 quarterly</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-to-inject-us-300-million-into-card-system-authorises-transfer-for-small-traders-of-up-to-us-100000-quarterly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/cbl-to-inject-us-300-million-into-card-system-authorises-transfer-for-small-traders-of-up-to-us-100000-quarterly/</guid><description>




The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) briefed local Libyan Arabic-language media outlets today that it has concluded a meeting with major local banks t...</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:26:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tripoli PM Aldabaiba reveals 2026 unified budget of LD 167.36 bn at today’s cabinet meeting</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/tripoli-pm-aldabaiba-reveals-2026-unified-budget-of-ld-167-36-bn-at-todays-cabinet-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/tripoli-pm-aldabaiba-reveals-2026-unified-budget-of-ld-167-36-bn-at-todays-cabinet-meeting/</guid><description>




Speaking at today’s Cabinet meeting held in the coastal city of Qaser Al-Akhyar, about 75 kms east of Tripoli, Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabai...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:07:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>China unilaterally exempts 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations from customs duties</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/china-unilaterally-exempts-53-african-countries-with-which-it-has-diplomatic-relations-from-customs-duties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/china-unilaterally-exempts-53-african-countries-with-which-it-has-diplomatic-relations-from-customs-duties/</guid><description>




‎Chinese state media revealed last Friday that 53 African countries with which China has diplomatic relations, including Libya, will be exempted...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:17:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Economy Ministry hails market correction in meat, fish, vegetable &amp;amp; grain prices - resulting from policy adjustments and supply chain regulation</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/economy-ministry-hails-market-correction-in-meat-fish-vegetable-grain-prices-resulting-from-policy-adjustments-and-supply-chain-regulation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/05/economy-ministry-hails-market-correction-in-meat-fish-vegetable-grain-prices-resulting-from-policy-adjustments-and-supply-chain-regulation/</guid><description>




Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Economy and Trade hailed last Wednesday (29 April) the significant price declines in the white and red meat mar...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:43:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL loosens foreign currency controls - including permitting cash dollar deposits and transfer</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-loosens-foreign-currency-controls-including-permitting-cash-dollar-deposits-and-transfer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-loosens-foreign-currency-controls-including-permitting-cash-dollar-deposits-and-transfer/</guid><description>




According to a leaked letter, directed to all General Managers of banks operating in Libya, dated 28 April, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has i...</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL increases foreign currency cash limit permitted to enter Libya - up from US$ 10,000 to US$ 30,000</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-increases-foreign-currency-cash-limit-permitted-to-enter-libya-up-from-us-10000-to-us-30000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-increases-foreign-currency-cash-limit-permitted-to-enter-libya-up-from-us-10000-to-us-30000/</guid><description>




The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, in his capacity as Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Committee, ci...</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:29:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Economy Ministry prohibits export of all types of fish for three months</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/economy-ministry-prohibits-export-of-all-types-of-fish-for-three-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/economy-ministry-prohibits-export-of-all-types-of-fish-for-three-months/</guid><description>




The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, issued a decision yesterday to prohibit the export and re-export of fis...</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:50:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Numisma bank discusses with Central Bank of Libya continued foreign currency supply</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/numisma-bank-discusses-with-central-bank-of-libya-continued-foreign-currency-supply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/numisma-bank-discusses-with-central-bank-of-libya-continued-foreign-currency-supply/</guid><description>Naji Issa, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), and his accompanying delegation, met last Thursday (16 April) with Vivek Tyagi, Chairman and C...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>De La Rue meets Governor of Central Bank of Libya in DC to follow up on its currency printing plan</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/de-la-rue-meets-governor-of-central-bank-of-libya-in-dc-to-follow-up-on-its-currency-printing-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/de-la-rue-meets-governor-of-central-bank-of-libya-in-dc-to-follow-up-on-its-currency-printing-plan/</guid><description>On the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank (13-18 April) held in Washington, D.C., Naji Issa, Gover...</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:27:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Libya joins International Dates Council</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/libya-joins-international-dates-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/libya-joins-international-dates-council/</guid><description>‎Libya officially joined the International Dates Council (IDC) last Sunday (12 April).

The IDC welcomed the accession of Libya as an official member,...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tripoli follow-up meeting held on US State Department&apos;s Investment Climate Report on Libya - investment climate reform measures matrix reviewed</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/tripoli-follow-up-meeting-held-on-us-state-departments-investment-climate-report-on-libya-investment-climate-reform-measures-matrix-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/tripoli-follow-up-meeting-held-on-us-state-departments-investment-climate-report-on-libya-investment-climate-reform-measures-matrix-reviewed/</guid><description>A meeting of the Tripoli Libyan government team tasked with following up on the US State Department&apos;s Investment Climate Report was held in Tripoli la...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minister of Housing discusses real estate financing mechanisms via Sovereign Sukuk with Stock Market Authority and Savings Bank</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/minister-of-housing-discusses-real-estate-financing-mechanisms-via-sovereign-sukuk-with-stock-market-authority-and-savings-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/minister-of-housing-discusses-real-estate-financing-mechanisms-via-sovereign-sukuk-with-stock-market-authority-and-savings-bank/</guid><description>Minister of Housing and Construction, Essam Al-Tamouni, met Monday with representatives of the Stock Market Authority, headed by its Chairman Mahmoud...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:12:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Breakthrough expected in LD-dollar FX market: Central Bank launches comprehensive cash sales plan and distributes US$ 1 billion to banks</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/breakthrough-expected-in-ld-dollar-fx-market-central-bank-launches-comprehensive-cash-sales-plan-and-distributes-us-1-billion-to-banks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/breakthrough-expected-in-ld-dollar-fx-market-central-bank-launches-comprehensive-cash-sales-plan-and-distributes-us-1-billion-to-banks/</guid><description>The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced a comprehensive package of new measures to regulate the foreign exchange market, ahead of an expanded meetin...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:33:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Embassy welcomes signing of unified budget by the two split Libyan administrations</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/us-embassy-welcomes-signing-of-unified-budget-by-the-two-split-libyan-administrations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/us-embassy-welcomes-signing-of-unified-budget-by-the-two-split-libyan-administrations/</guid><description>Following the signing of a Unified Development Programme (Unified Budget) by the two politically split Libyan administrations of western and eastern L...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:57:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tripoli Prime Minister Aldabaiba welcomes the signing of the Unified Public Spending Agreement</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/tripoli-prime-minister-aldabaiba-welcomes-the-signing-of-the-unified-public-spending-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/tripoli-prime-minister-aldabaiba-welcomes-the-signing-of-the-unified-public-spending-agreement/</guid><description>Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba welcomed last Saturday (11 April) the signing of the US-brokered Unified Public Spending Agr...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:57:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Libya&apos;s Western and Eastern administrations agree a unified budget</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/breaking-libyas-western-and-eastern-regimes-agree-a-unified-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/breaking-libyas-western-and-eastern-regimes-agree-a-unified-budget/</guid><description>The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced this morning, 11 April, that it welcomes the signing of Annex No. 1 to the Unified Development Agreement.

I...</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:49:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Consultation Mission to Libya</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/imf-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2026-article-iv-consultation-mission-to-libya/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/imf-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2026-article-iv-consultation-mission-to-libya/</guid><description>The IMF released yesterday the ‘‘Libya: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Consultation Mission’’ conducted with Libyan authorities fro...</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spending on construction has not led to price hikes and a rising dollar rate – spending by Libya’s two governments has: Belgasem Hafter</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/spending-on-construction-has-not-led-to-price-hikes-and-a-rising-dollar-rate-spending-by-libyas-two-governments-has-belgasem-hafter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/spending-on-construction-has-not-led-to-price-hikes-and-a-rising-dollar-rate-spending-by-libyas-two-governments-has-belgasem-hafter/</guid><description>Speaking last Monday (6 April) during an opening ceremony of a department at Benghazi Medical Centre, the Director General of the Libyan Development a...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:17:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL Governor unveils package of measures to support dinar, regulate foreign exchange market, and inject $1.5 billion</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-governor-unveils-package-of-measures-to-support-dinar-regulate-foreign-exchange-market-and-inject-1-5-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-governor-unveils-package-of-measures-to-support-dinar-regulate-foreign-exchange-market-and-inject-1-5-billion/</guid><description>A source has informed Libya Herald that Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor Naji Issa revealed a package of new economic and monetary measures aimed...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Production begins at Kufra Grain Mill – part of wider effort by NDA to reduce food imports and improve food security</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/production-begins-at-kufra-grain-mill-part-of-wider-effort-by-nda-to-reduce-food-imports-and-improve-food-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/production-begins-at-kufra-grain-mill-part-of-wider-effort-by-nda-to-reduce-food-imports-and-improve-food-security/</guid><description>  

Actual production has begun at the grain mill belonging to the Kufra Production Project, the eastern based branch of the Libyan official state new...</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:32:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL continues briefings to talk up the dinar – vows to inject US$ 1.5 billion and bring dinar down to the LD 6.90 mark</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-continues-briefings-to-talk-up-the-dinar-vows-to-inject-us-1-5-billion-and-bring-dinar-down-to-the-ld-6-90-mark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbl-continues-briefings-to-talk-up-the-dinar-vows-to-inject-us-1-5-billion-and-bring-dinar-down-to-the-ld-6-90-mark/</guid><description>The Libyan dinar gained value at close of business tonight on the black-market foreign exchange to about LD 8.33 per dollar, up from yesterday’s LD 8....</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:39:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tunisia&apos;s New African Transit Corridor via Ras Jedir: An Opportunity for Libya to Become a Trade Gateway to sub-Saharan Africa</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/tunisias-new-african-transit-corridor-via-ras-jedir-an-opportunity-for-libya-to-become-a-trade-gateway-to-sub-saharan-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/tunisias-new-african-transit-corridor-via-ras-jedir-an-opportunity-for-libya-to-become-a-trade-gateway-to-sub-saharan-africa/</guid><description>Tunisia has announced the launch of a continental land transit corridor project starting from Libya’s Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia, towards...</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:54:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Libyan dinar will be down to LD 7.90 before mid-April: CBL briefing</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/libyan-dinar-will-be-down-to-ld-7-90-before-mid-april-cbl-briefing/</link><guid 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Mahmoud Al-Futaisi, head of the National Economic a...</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBL’s instant salary payment system reveals 1.585 million Libyans (72 percent) registered to receive state-sector salaries out of a total of 2.2 million</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbls-instant-salary-payment-system-reveals-1-585-million-libyans-72-percent-registered-to-receive-state-sector-salaries-out-of-a-total-of-2-2-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/cbls-instant-salary-payment-system-reveals-1-585-million-libyans-72-percent-registered-to-receive-state-sector-salaries-out-of-a-total-of-2-2-million/</guid><description>The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced yesterday that it has received the March salary disbursement authorizations from the Ministry of Finance and...</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:50:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aldabaiba and Takala discuss Unified Development Programme</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/aldabaiba-and-takala-discuss-unified-development-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/aldabaiba-and-takala-discuss-unified-development-programme/</guid><description>During a meeting last Wednesday (1 April) at his Tripoli Cabinet Office, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, discussed with th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:28:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clash between Libya’s religious and secular authorities regarding the permissibility of surcharging for e-payments</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/clash-between-libyas-religious-and-secular-authorities-regarding-the-permissibility-of-surcharging-for-e-payments/</link><guid 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Econo...</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Libyan food prices increased in February by 5 percent: WFP Report</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/libyan-food-prices-increased-in-february-by-5-percent-wfp-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/libyan-food-prices-increased-in-february-by-5-percent-wfp-report/</guid><description>The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) report, Libya Market Price Monitoring – February 2026, published last Monday 30 March, says food prices increased...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Belgasem Hafter reneges on US-brokered agreement by refusing to cut development spending – sends dinar crashing</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/04/belgasem-hafter-reneges-on-us-brokered-agreement-by-refusing-to-cut-development-spending-sends-dinar-crashing/</link><guid 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(CBL) official’’ briefed local Arabic-language media yesterday that the CBL had signed a new contract the previou...</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:33:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/us-stresses-importance-of-fully-implementing-its-brokered-unified-development-programme-agreement-and-establishing-a-unified-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/us-stresses-importance-of-fully-implementing-its-brokered-unified-development-programme-agreement-and-establishing-a-unified-budget/</guid><description>The US stressed the importance of the two Libyan western and eastern authorities implementing the unified development spending programme agreement, it...</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Janzour Municipality 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April</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/cbl-leaks-to-local-media-new-currency-arriving-intention-to-pump-us-2-5-in-market-on-1-april/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/cbl-leaks-to-local-media-new-currency-arriving-intention-to-pump-us-2-5-in-market-on-1-april/</guid><description>The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has been engaged in a media briefing campaign in an attempt to frighten black-market foreign currency traders into low...</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:53:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry of Economy reminds traders of need to abide by its regulations on the supply of goods, products and services to citizens</title><link>https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/ministry-of-economy-reminds-traders-of-need-to-abide-by-its-regulations-on-the-supply-of-goods-products-and-services-to-citizens/</link><guid 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