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News Round Up 05th to 11th March 2023 – Courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

BOGDANOV: RUSSIA READY TO JOIN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN LIBYA HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/NEWS/BOGDANOV-RUSSIA-READY-JOIN-INFRASTRUCTURE-DEVELOPMENT-PROJECTS-LIBYA A MEETING WITH THE COMMANDER OF AFRICOM, AFFIRMS THE UNITY OF LIBYAN SOIL, PRESERVATION OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE SANCTITY OF LIBYAN BLOOD. HTTPS://LANA.GOV.LY/POST.PHP?ID=272489&LANG=EN GREEN POWER POLITICS IN NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES: CONTINUITY OR CHANGE? HTTPS://ARABCENTERDC.ORG/RESOURCE/GREEN-POWER-POLITICS-IN-NORTH-AFRICAN-COUNTRIES-CONTINUITY-OR-CHANGE/ LIBYA: REPSOL PLANS 2023 SHARARA EXPLORATION HTTPS://WWW.MEES.COM/2023/3/3/GEOPOLITICAL-RISK/LIBYA-REPSOL-PLANS-2023-SHARARA-EXPLORATION/4C530EF0-B9C4-11ED-88E4-F3FF6B78F652 CAUTIOUS STABILITY ENCOURAGING FOREIGN COMPANIES TO OPERATE INSIDE LIBYA: ECONOMY MINISTRY HTTPS://WWW.LIBYAHERALD.COM/2023/03/CAUTIOUS-STABILITY-ENCOURAGING-FOREIGN-COMPANIES-TO-OPERATE-INSIDE-LIBYA-ECONOMY-MINISTRY/ FINDING A CLEAR EXIT PATH AS AN INVESTOR IN LIBYA HTTPS://TECHCABAL.COM/2023/03/02/FINDING-A-CLEAR-EXIT-PATH-AS-AN-INVESTOR-IN-LIBYA/ BENGHAZI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS BUSINESS DELEGATION FROM TUNISIA, SPAIN AND SENEGAL HTTPS://WWW.LIBYAHERALD.COM/2023/03/BENGHAZI-CHAMBER-OF-COMMERCE-HOSTS-BUSINESS-DELEGATION-FROM-TUNISIA-SPAIN-AND-SENEGAL/ LIBYA IN INVESTMENT TALKS WITH TOTALENERGIES HTTPS://WWW.MEED.COM/LIBYA-IN-INVESTMENT-TALKS-WITH-TOTALENERGIES FORUM [...]

2023-03-11T07:23:58+01:00March 11, 2023|News|0 Comments

MEMBER SERVICES LIBYA. PLAN – ENGAGE – EXECUTE

In recent weeks, the BLBA has been delighted to provide its members with support services as part of their membership benefits. We continue to be committed  to delivering the best possible service to ensure our members success in cross nation commercial endeavours. Although administration services, life support, and security advice are critical, the BLBA's greatest satisfaction has come from providing its members with access to its social wealth and credibility. By leveraging these resources, we have facilitated meetings between our members and validated targeted entities, resulting in productive outcomes that have provided members with the greatest benefits. [...]

2023-03-11T17:02:01+01:00March 10, 2023|News|0 Comments

News Round Up 26th to 04th March 2023 – Courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

EGYPT SAYS NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN LIBYA ‘STEP’ TO ELECTIONS HTTPS://WWW.AA.COM.TR/EN/MIDDLE-EAST/EGYPT-SAYS-NEW-CONSTITUTIONAL-AMENDMENT-IN-LIBYA-STEP-TO-ELECTIONS/2831129 WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES ITS PRIORITIES IN LIBYA HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/INBRIEF/WHITE-HOUSE-ANNOUNCES-ITS-PRIORITIES-LIBYA UK REMOVES FORMER LIBYAN PRIME MINSTER FROM SANCTIONS LIST HTTPS://WWW.EUROPEANSANCTIONS.COM/2023/02/UK-REMOVES-FORMER-LIBYAN-PRIME-MINSTER-FROM-SANCTIONS-LIST/ UN ENVOY PROPOSES NEW INITIATIVE FOR HOLDING LIBYA ELECTIONS IN 2023 HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/NEWS/UN-ENVOY-PROPOSES-NEW-INITIATIVE-HOLDING-LIBYA-ELECTIONS-2023 AMERICA'S DELEGATE TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL WARNS AGAINST VIOLATING THE WILL OF THE LIBYANS AND CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN FORCES FROM THE COUNTRY. HTTPS://LANA.GOV.LY/POST.PHP?ID=272015&LANG=EN THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY ISSUES HIS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND THE ANCIENT CITIES HTTPS://LANA.GOV.LY/POST.PHP?ID=272007&LANG=EN INTERIOR MINISTER APPOINTS [...]

2023-03-04T11:22:10+01:00March 4, 2023|News|0 Comments

Factsheet providing the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and Libya. 17th Feb 2023

This factsheet provides the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and Libya. Date of release: 17 February 2023; Date of next planned release: 17 March 2023 Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Libya was £1.5 billion, in current prices, in the four quarters to the end of Q3 2022, an increase of 37.3% or £399 million from the four quarters to the end of Q3 2021. Of this £1.5 billion: Total UK exports to Libya amounted to £219 million, in current prices, in the four quarters to [...]

2023-02-23T20:51:03+01:00February 23, 2023|News|0 Comments

News Round Up 12th to 18th Feb 2023 – Courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

THE PASSENGER TERMINAL IN AL-SHAAB PORT REOPENED HTTPS://EN.LIBYAN-CNA.NET/ECONOMICS-AND-BUSINESS/THE-PASSENGER-TERMINAL-IN-AL-SHAAB-PORT-REOPENED/   US PRESSURES ALLIES TO EXPEL RUSSIA’S WAGNER MERCENARIES FROM LIBYA, SUDAN HTTPS://EN.MINBARLIBYA.ORG/2023/02/13/US-PRESSURES-ALLIES-TO-EXPEL-RUSSIAS-WAGNER-MERCENARIES-FROM-LIBYA-SUDAN/   SEA LINE BETWEEN TRIPOLI AND ZARZIS LAUNCHED HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/INBRIEF/SEA-LINE-BETWEEN-TRIPOLI-AND-ZARZIS-LAUNCHED   WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE SUDDEN SURGE IN WESTERN INTEREST IN LIBYA? HTTPS://JOURNAL-NEO.ORG/2023/02/12/WHAT-ACCOUNTS-FOR-THE-SUDDEN-SURGE-IN-WESTERN-INTEREST-IN-LIBYA/   DBEIBAH FOLLOWS UP ON MAINTENANCE OF MAN-MADE RIVER WELLS HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/NEWS/DBEIBAH-FOLLOWS-MAINTENANCE-MAN-MADE-RIVER-WELLS   BERNIQ AIRWAYS ADDS FIFTH AIRCRAFT TO ITS FLEET – TO INCREASE DESTINATION HTTPS://WWW.LIBYAHERALD.COM/2023/02/BERNIQ-AIRWAYS-ADDS-FIFTH-AIRCRAFT-TO-ITS-FLEET-TO-INCREASE-DESTINATION/   AL-MUNFI AND HAFTAR ARE DISCUSSING HOLDING ELECTIONS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR HTTPS://GLOBEECHO.COM/NEWS/MIDDLE-EAST/AL-MUNFI-AND-HAFTAR-ARE-DISCUSSING-HOLDING-ELECTIONS-BEFORE-THE-END-OF-THE-YEAR/   ENI-NOC GAS DEAL SHOULD WORTH MORE THAN $8 BILLION, SAYS GNU OIL MINISTRY [...]

2023-02-19T18:53:24+01:00February 19, 2023|News|0 Comments

News Round Up 05th to 11th Feb 2023 – Courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

NOC TO HOLD A FORUM FOR LIBYAN OIL INVESTORS NEXT MAY HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/ECONOMY/NOC-HOLD-FORUM-LIBYAN-OIL-INVESTORS-NEXT-MAY   WE CALL ON INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES TO QUICKLY RESUME THEIR ACTIVITIES IN LIBYA, FINANCE MINISTER HTTPS://LIBYAUPDATE.COM/WE-CALL-ON-INTERNATIONAL-OIL-COMPANIES-TO-QUICKLY-RESUME-THEIR-ACTIVITIES-IN-LIBYA-FINANCE-MINISTER/   ITALY’S BET ON AFRICAN GAS HTTPS://WWW.WSJ.COM/ARTICLES/ITALY-LIBYA-GAS-OIL-GIORGIA-MELONI-ENI-NATIONAL-OIL-CORPORATION-11675262228   DISPUTE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY OVER LIBYA WILL NOT PRODUCE RESULT, FRENCH PRESIDENT'S ENVOY SAYS HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/INBRIEF/DISPUTE-BETWEEN-FRANCE-AND-ITALY-OVER-LIBYA-WILL-NOT-PRODUCE-RESULT-FRENCH-PRESIDENTS-ENVOY   CABINET APPROVES PROJECTS WITH FOREIGN ENTITIES: ROADS, TRANSIT TRADE, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, RADAR SYSTEMS, CULTURE AND TRAINING HTTPS://WWW.LIBYAHERALD.COM/2023/02/CABINET-APPROVES-PROJECTS-WITH-FOREIGN-ENTITIES-ROADS-TRANSIT-TRADE-FEASIBILITY-STUDIES-RADAR-SYSTEMS-CULTURE-AND-TRAINING/   NOC TO HOLD A FORUM FOR LIBYAN OIL INVESTORS NEXT MAY HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/ECONOMY/NOC-HOLD-FORUM-LIBYAN-OIL-INVESTORS-NEXT-MAY   PM DBEIBAH URGES "GLOBAL OIL COMPANIES" TO RESUME WORK IN LIBYA HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/ECONOMY/PM-DBEIBAH-URGES-GLOBAL-OIL-COMPANIES-RESUME-WORK-LIBYA [...]

2023-02-12T19:07:16+01:00February 12, 2023|News|0 Comments

“THANK YOU BLBA” – BancTrust on their recent successful trip to Tripoli – Supporting our members on the ground in Libya…

Both Simon and Ian on behalf of BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank, had the pleasure to meet with several Banks and Institutions in Tripoli, Libya the week of the 30th January to the 3rd February 2023. It was a great opportunity to visit Libyan Foreign Bank, Libyan Islamic bank, National Commercial Bank, Jumhouria Bank, Nuran Bank, Yaqueen Bank, The Central Bank of Libya, Libyan Arab Investment Company, Libyan Investment Authority, Tigi Oil, Tumi Law, among others. Having spoken to many of the staff in the Treasury and Trading departments of the Libyan Institutions over many years in [...]

2023-02-09T16:49:07+01:00February 9, 2023|News|0 Comments

Thanks to LPTIC for the VIP invitation to the Safer Internet Day 2023 event in Tripoli, Libya

A very positive event supporting Internet safety Day hosted by LPTIC at the Radison blu hotel in Tripoli, Libya. It is events like this that show how far Libya has progressed using technology to provide safety for minors using the Internet. Libya still requires resources and support to reach it's true potential across the broad band of Information technology and telecommunications sectors including, cyber security, infrastructure building and hardware and software development so as to study and implement systems for the safe  storage, retrieval and sending of information. With the significant growth of the tech sector now is [...]

2023-02-07T20:01:34+01:00February 7, 2023|News|1 Comment

Libyan cabinet approves projects with foreign entities: Roads, transit trade, feasibility studies, radar systems, culture and training

Coastal road to Tunisian border Three radar systems Contract with international consultants to prepare feasibility plans for transit roads Contract with consultants for study and design of projects: Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) Contract with Egyptian consortium for Tripoli Third Ring Road MoU with Turkey on culture For full story CLICK HERE The British Libyan Business Association: supporting UK and Libyan interests and co-operation

2023-02-05T07:27:40+01:00February 5, 2023|News|0 Comments

News Round Up 29th Jan to 04th Feb 2023 – Courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

HCS FINISHES SORTING OUT CANDIDATES FOR SOVEREIGN POSITIONS HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/INBRIEF/HCS-FINISHES-SORTING-OUT-CANDIDATES-SOVEREIGN-POSITIONS   MINISTER OF FINANCE DISCUSSES WITH SENEGALESE PRESIDENT ACTIVATING LIBYAN INVESTMENTS IN SENEGAL HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/INBRIEF/MINISTER-FINANCE-DISCUSSES-SENEGALESE-PRESIDENT-ACTIVATING-LIBYAN-INVESTMENTS-SENEGAL   PROTESTERS SHUT GREEN STREAM GAS PIPELINE FROM LIBYA TO ITALY HTTPS://LIBYAOBSERVER.LY/NEWS/PROTESTERS-SHUT-GREEN-STREAM-GAS-PIPELINE-LIBYA-ITALY   AL DABAIBA STRESSES NEED TO SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR IN ALL FIELDS, INCLUDING THE AVIATION. HTTPS://LANA.GOV.LY/POST.PHP?ID=268814&LANG=EN   MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DISCUSSES ENCOURAGING PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD AND DRUG SECURITY. HTTPS://LANA.GOV.LY/POST.PHP?ID=268800&LANG=EN   TOURIST POLICE HOLDS MEETING LIFTING BAN ON LIBYAN WORLD HERITAGE SITES. HTTPS://LANA.GOV.LY/POST.PHP?ID=268799&LANG=EN   ITALY'S ENI SIGNS $8 BN GAS DEAL AS MELONI VISITS LIBYA HTTPS://TODAY.RTL.LU/NEWS/WORLD/A/2024283.HTML   MEDSKY TO [...]

2023-02-04T07:53:08+01:00February 4, 2023|News|0 Comments