Economy
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Libya’s Central Bank to Inject $2 Billion Into Foreign Currency Market
Libya’s Central Bank (CBL) will inject $2 billion into the banking system next week to finance documentary credits for imports...
Libya Has 3,200 Hours of Sunshine. So Why Is Solar Still Missing?
Libya rarely appears in conversations about renewable energy. That seems strange for a country that enjoys more than 3,200 hours...
Libya and Serbia Move to Deepen Trade and Investment Ties
Libya and Serbia have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding economic and trade cooperation, as both sides explore new channels for...
Energy
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Waha Oil Revives Long-Shut Well as Libya Pushes for Higher Crude Output
Libya’s drive to increase oil production gained another boost after Waha Oil Company returned a long-idle well to service, adding...
Libya’s Power Grid Burns Through 1 Billion Cubic Feet of Gas a Day
Libya’s electricity sector now consumes more than one billion cubic feet of natural gas every day, underlining the country’s growing...
Chevron Deepens Libya Push as AGOCO Eyes Oil Field Cooperation
Chevron’s return to Libya continues to gather momentum. The latest discussions between the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), the National...
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...