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Libya Central Bank Cash Crunch: Printing New Dinars to Ease Liquidity Strain
Economy

Libya Central Bank Cash Crunch: Printing New Dinars to Ease Liquidity Strain

Tripoli’s Central Bank, like others across Libya, is racing to ease a long-standing cash crunch. In mid-October the central bank...

Libya Afreximbank Membership: Unlocking Regional Finance for a Fragile Economy
Economy

Libya Afreximbank Membership: Unlocking Regional Finance for a Fragile Economy

When Libya formally joined the African Export-Import Bank earlier this year, policymakers hailed the move as a step toward unlocking...

Libya Port Development: How Shifting Trade Routes Are Redrawing the Mediterranean Map
Economy

Libya Port Development: How Shifting Trade Routes Are Redrawing the Mediterranean Map

As war and geopolitics upend shipping routes, Libya finds itself at a crossroads. In early 2024, attacks on vessels in...

Libya Port Development: How the Nation Is Rebuilding Trade Amid Global Shipping Turmoil
Economy

Libya Port Development: How the Nation Is Rebuilding Trade Amid Global Shipping Turmoil

As war and geopolitics upend shipping routes, Libya finds itself at a crossroads. In early 2024, attacks on vessels in...

Libya Wheat Imports and Food Security: How Global Shocks Shape the Nation’s Grain Supply
Economy

Libya Wheat Imports and Food Security: How Global Shocks Shape the Nation’s Grain Supply

Libyan agriculture faces an unflinching test: roughly 90% of the country’s cereals are imported, with annual needs of about 2.5 million...

Libya Climate Resilience Project: IFAD and UNOPS Launch $9.2M RENEWAL Initiative
Economy

Libya Climate Resilience Project: IFAD and UNOPS Launch $9.2M RENEWAL Initiative

In May 2025 the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) began a...

Libya Agriculture: Water Scarcity, Policy Reforms, and Pathways to Food Security
Economy

Libya Agriculture: Water Scarcity, Policy Reforms, and Pathways to Food Security

Libya’s agriculture has long been underleveraged despite its strategic significance for economic diversification and food security. Recent analyses estimate agriculture’s...

The Future of Libya Transport Infrastructure: Unity, Trade, and Renewal
Economy

The Future of Libya Transport Infrastructure: Unity, Trade, and Renewal

Libya’s transport network has always been tied to the economic and political future of the country. Roads, ports, and airports...

Libya Banking System Struggles with Cash Shortages, Weak Credit, and Digital Barriers
Economy

Libya Banking System Struggles with Cash Shortages, Weak Credit, and Digital Barriers

For many Libyans, going to the bank feels less like a simple errand and more like an ordeal. People line...

Libya Education and Workforce Training: Building a Skilled Future
Economy

Libya Education and Workforce Training: Building a Skilled Future

Libya’s oil dependence and large public sector have left its workforce underused and its schools lagging behind modern needs. Oil...