Corruption rooted in Libyan psyche and culture, practiced by 86 percent of society – Audit Bureau 2016 Annual Report
By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau says in its 2016 Annual Report that corruption is rooted in Libyan culture and ...
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Private sector investment needed to diversify economy, reduce corruption and burden on state:
By Sami Zaptia. A forum was held in Tripoli yesterday attended by most of the main state institutions to debate private sector ...
Libyan diplomats given three months to sort out National ID Number discrepancies
By Sami Zaptia. GNA Finance Minister-elect Osama Hamad and Foreign Minister-elect Mohamed Siala met on the issue of salaries for diplomats ...
CBL provided $ 1.62 bn of hard currency since April
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: Tripoli CBL). London, 6 June 2016: The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) today revealed that ...
AB suspends four NCB employees for corruption – refers them to Public Prosecutor
By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau suspends four NCB employees for corruption. London, 18 March 2016: The Audit Bureau ...
Over 500 abandoned containers in Tobruk port – part of foreign currency corruption scam
By Sami Zaptia Containers at Tripoli Port (Photo: Archives - Libya Herald/Tom Westcott) London, 10 March 2016: There are more ...
Half a million new e-passports arriving by early March
By Sami Zaptia. The Ministry of Interior announced today that 500,000 new e-passports will arrive in March (Photo: MoI). London, ...
CBL confirms activation of foreign exchange monitoring system
By Sami Zaptia. The CBL has confirmed the operation of its new foreign exchange monitoring system (Photo: Sami Zaptia). London, 22 ...
Bank managers video confession of FX corruption
By Sami Zaptia. A video confession by bank managers admitting to FX corruption (Photo: Libyan Police Dept). London, 12 February ...
CBL meets businesses regarding its new regulations for opening LCs
By Sami Zaptia. The CBL met with the business community yesterday to discuss its newly introduced stringent regulations for opening ...
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