LIBYA AND GERMANY DISCUSS STRONGER BUSINESS TIES AS MISRATA SEEKS BETTER MARKET ACCESS
Economy
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Libya and Germany Discuss Stronger Business Ties as Misrata Seeks Better Market Access
Libya and Germany are exploring ways to expand commercial cooperation, with a recent meeting between the German Ambassador and the...
Libya’s Central Bank Leadership Change: What Happens Next?
Libya has a new Central Bank governor, but the country’s economic problems will not disappear with a change of leadership....
Libya and Bosnia Move to Expand Political and Economic Cooperation
Libya and Bosnia and Herzegovina have discussed plans to strengthen diplomatic relations and expand economic cooperation, as both countries seek...
Energy
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Eni Opens New Tender for Libya’s Major Offshore Gas Development
Eni and Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) are moving ahead with another major procurement stage for the offshore Structures A&E...
South of Crete, North of Libya: Energy Is Turning Maritime Claims into a Three-Way Contest
Libya’s warning over Greek hydrocarbon exploration south of Crete shows that the Eastern Mediterranean dispute is no longer simply a...
Can AI Help Libya Reach Its Two-Million-Barrel Oil Production Target?
Libya is turning to artificial intelligence (AI), automation and digital infrastructure to modernize its oil industry as the National Oil...
Politics
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Ankara–Cairo Engagement and the Next Phase of Libya’s Transition
The ongoing crisis in Libya forms a focal point for regional geopolitics in North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. As...
The African Union’s Future in Conflict Management
Since its establishment in 2002, succeeding the Organization of African Unity, the African Union has sought to move beyond the...
An Analysis of the US Administration’s Approach to North Africa
With every presidential transition in Washington, foreign policy priorities are revisited under the banner of ‘reassessment’. Geography, however, does not...
World
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Libya–World Bank Economic Reform Talks Aim to Attract Investment
In Washington last week, a Libyan government delegation met with World Bank officials to shape next year’s annual work plan...
Sarkozy Libya Funding Scandal: French Court Jails Former President Over 2007 Campaign Conspiracy
Last month, a French court handed Sarkozy a five-year prison term, finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme...
Oil, Influence, and Fragile Alliances: Libya’s Strange Trade Relations Amid Conflict
In the chaos of post-revolution Libya, trade should be the least controversial topic. And yet, the country’s most vital economic...