Economy
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Libya Food Expo Signals a Bigger Push for Trade, Industry and Food Security
The seventh Libya Food Expo opened in Tripoli this week with a message that goes well beyond product displays and...
Why Rising Shipping Costs Could Become Libya’s Next Inflation Shock
Libya’s next economic shock may not come from oil exports. It may come from the goods that enter the country....
Libya and South Korea reopen a broader economic conversation
Libya’s latest talks with South Korea may have focused publicly on education, technology, and health, but the wider significance lies...
Energy
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Security Incidents Disrupt Libya’s Oil Output and Exports
Operational Impact on Production and Exports The Sharara complex, with capacity of about 300–320 kbpd, and nearby El Feel, with...
Will Greece Succeed in Turning the “Mediterranean Dispute” into a Structural Partnership with Libya?
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis made the economic importance of his visit to Libya clear when he visited Benghazi in...
Libya oil output reaches decade high at 1.43 million bpd
Libya has raised oil production to around 1.43 million barrels per day, marking its highest level in more than a...
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...
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...
English Education Reform in Libya Gains Momentum with U.S. Support
In Tripoli on January 13, officials from Libya’s education ministry sat down with the U.S. Embassy’s cultural attaché to discuss...
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...
