Weekly News Round Up Sunday 30th October to Saturday 05th November. Supplied courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

THOSE INTERESTED IN THE LIBYAN CRISIS MEET IN BRITAIN TO REVITALIZE ELECTION ROADMAP https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?id=259287&lang=en LIBYA'S GNU ESTABLISHES HIGH COUNCIL FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING  https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libyas-gnu-establishes-high-council-vocational-education-and-training%C2%A0 REINVIGORATING LIBYA’S POLITICAL PROCESS https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reinvigorating-libyas-political-process US TO START GRANTING VISAS TO LIBYAN STUDENTS AGAIN AFTER YEARS OF SUSPENSION https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/us-start-granting-visas-libyan-students-again-after-years-suspension PRESSURE BUILDS UP ON LIBYA RIVALS TO AGREE ON ROADMAP FOR ELECTIONS https://thearabweekly.com/pressure-builds-libya-rivals-agree-roadmap-elections US OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE US COMPANIES TO RETURN TO LIBYA https://libyareview.com/28527/us-officials-encourage-us-companies-to-return-to-libya/ TURKEY LOOKS TO SELL ARMED DRONES TO LIBYA https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/10/turkey-looks-sell-armed-drones-libya LIBYAN FILE AT THE CENTER OF ARAB MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ALGERIA https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libyan-file-center-arab-ministerial-meeting-algeria WORLD BANK TO PARTICIPATE IN 4TH ANNUAL LIBYA BANKING [...]

2022-11-26T08:10:02+01:00November 5, 2022|News|0 Comments

Weekly News Round Up Sunday 23rd to Saturday 29th October. Supplied courtesy of THE LIBYA CONSULTANCY

HAFTAR HOLDS TALKS WITH BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN BENGHAZI https://libyaupdate.com/haftar-holds-talks-with-british-ambassador-in-benghazi/ INAUGURATION OF THE FIRST “ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY” ROAD PROJECT IN LIBYA https://www.ruetir.com/2022/10/22/inauguration-of-the-first-environmentally-friendly-road-project-in-libya/ NOC SHUT DOWN CLAIMS OF OIL SMUGGLING FROM STATE'S PORTS https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/noc-shut-down-claims-oil-smuggling-states-ports UN ENVOY GIVES INSIGHT ON HIS MEETINGS WITH LIBYAN CRISIS PARTIES https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/un-envoy-gives-insight-his-meetings-libyan-crisis-parties TRIPOLI-BASED PM DBEIBAH REJECTS 'SOVEREIGN POSITIONS' DEAL IN LIBYA https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/tripoli-based-pm-dbeibah-rejects-sovereign-positions-deal-in-libya BELGIUM ACCUSED OF BLACKMAILING LIBYAN OFFICIAL https://libyareview.com/28321/belgium-accused-of-blackmailing-libyan-official/ LIBYA’S ISA THWARTS SMUGGLING OF THREE MILLION EUROS https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/libya’s-isa-thwarts-smuggling-three-million-euros ZAWIA COURT OF APPEAL ISSUES A RULING NULLIFYING THE SELLING OF US HESS STAKE https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/zawia-court-appeal-issues-ruling-nullifying-selling-us-hess-stake MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, FIRST BRIEFING BY UN SPECIAL ENVOY TO LIBYA (ABDOULAYE BATHILY) [...]

2022-11-26T08:11:45+01:00October 29, 2022|News|0 Comments

Amended law ref Participation of Foreigners, Branches and Representative Offices of Foreign Companies in Libya

On 13 October 2022, the Libyan Ministry of Economy and Commerce enacted Decree 944/2022 on the Participation of Foreigners, Branches and Representative Offices of Foreign Companies in Libya (Decree 944/2022). Decree 944/2022 upholds the principle that any commercial activity in Libya requires the establishment of a presence – either through setting up a joint venture with a Libyan partner, or through registering a branch or representative office. Decree 944/2022 has also updated the prerequisites and capitalization requirements for establishing a presence in Libya.  General Principles  Decree 944/2022 repeals Decree 207/2012 that so far regulated the activity of [...]

2022-11-26T08:06:20+01:00October 25, 2022|News|0 Comments

Weekly News Round Up Sunday 16th to Saturday 22nd October. Supplied courtesy of the LIBYA CONSULTANCY

LIBYA EYES 2023 STARTUP AT 16,000 B/D ERAWIN FIELD https://www.mees.com/2022/10/14/news-in-brief/libya-eyes-2023-startup-at-16000-bd-erawin-field/54fb9dd0-4bbf-11ed-944e-47314e8d1249   GRENADA AGREES TO REPAY BALANCE OF ITS US$ 5 MILLION LOAN FROM LIBYA https://www.libyaherald.com/2022/10/grenada-agrees-to-repay-balance-of-its-us-5-million-loan-from-libya/   LIBYA RESCHEDULES DEBT REPAYMENTS WITH SEYCHELLES, NICARAGUA AND MONTENEGRO https://www.libyaherald.com/2022/10/libya-reschedules-debt-repayments-with-seychelles-nicaragua-and-montenegro/   ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDERS PRETRIAL DETENTION OF FORMER CHAIRMAN OF LIBYANA MOBILE PHONE COMPANY AND 3 BOARD MEMBERS FOR CONTRACTING INFRINGEMENTS https://www.libyaherald.com/2022/10/attorney-general-orders-pretrial-detention-of-former-chairman-of-libyana-mobile-phone-company-and-3-board-members-for-contracting-infringements/   LIBYAN HOR SPEAKER AGUILA SALEH MEETS WITH US OFFICIALS IN CAIRO TO DISCUSS ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/10/14/libyan-hor-speaker-aguila-saleh-meets-with-us-officials-in-cairo-to-discuss-elections-preparations/   EMIRATI CONTROL OF THE 10 LARGEST ARAB SOVEREIGN FUNDS https://globeecho.com/news/emirati-control-of-the-10-largest-arab-sovereign-funds/   NEW UN ENVOY FOR LIBYA STARTS WORK IN TRIPOLI https://www.libyanexpress.com/new-un-envoy-for-libya-starts-work-in-tripoli/ [...]

2022-11-26T08:08:16+01:00October 25, 2022|News|0 Comments