Khoms police stop money laundering containers
By Sami Zaptia. Containers, part of a money laundering scheme were seized by Khoms police containing mostly water (Photo: Khoms...
Report backs Zliten port proposal
By Libya Herald reporter. Tripoli, 10 April 2016: Proposals to build a deep-water port at Zliten, east of Tripoli, have...
Franco-Libyan Chamber of Commerce “encouraged” by Libyan political situation as Foreign Minister promises to
By Michel Cousins. CCFL president Jérôme Barthe (left) and vice president Ahmed Jalaleddine (Photo: Libya Herald) Paris, 9 April 2016:...
Medavia restarts Malta-Tripoli flights after shooting incident at Mitiga
Ajnadin Mustafa. (Photo: Medavia) Tripoli, 7 April 2016: The Malta-based carrier Medavia, which operates a regular service between Malta and Tripoli,...
CBL bank circular recognizes Serraj authority, speeds up LCs
By Sami Zaptia. The CBL effectively recognized the UN-backed Serraj-led administration today (Photo: CBL). London, 6 April 2016: The Central Bank...
Agreement to set up Libya-Dutch Chamber of Commerce
By Michel Cousins. Herman Klijnsma and Mohamed Raied shake hands after signing the agreement to set up the Libyan-Dutch Chamber...
UN report acknowledges Malta-based Thinni government LIA has access to assets
By Sami Zaptia. A UN report acknowledges that the Malta-based LIA appointed by the Thinni government and HoR in Tobruk...
CBL freezes 600 accounts for money laundering, refers them to Public Prosecutor
By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli CBL freezes 600 bank accounts for money laundering and refers them to the Public Prosecutor...
Tripoli CBL meets with IMF in Tunis
By Sami Zaptia. London, 14 March 2016: The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya . . .(CBL) announced that it had...
Libya banned from importing US dollars since 2013, US$ 2bn for LCs from overseas deposits: CBL spokesperson
By Sami Zaptia. Libya has been banned from importing hard currency since 2013 and the US$ 2 bn will be...
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