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Reporting on Libya’s Economy and Beyond

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📊 Insights on Libya’s markets, trade, and financial policies – tracking shifts that shape business and daily life in the country. 

Inside Libya’s Food Security Crisis: Why a Nation of Oil Still Struggles to Eat
Economy

Inside Libya’s Food Security Crisis: Why a Nation of Oil Still Struggles to Eat

Libya, blessed with oil but short on arable land and political coherence, can feed only a fraction of its population....

The Jumhouria Bank Verdict That’s Rocking Libya’s Banking Sector
Economy

The Jumhouria Bank Verdict That’s Rocking Libya’s Banking Sector

When a Tripoli court sentenced employees of Jumhouria Bank to prison last month for embezzling more than 8.25 million Libyan...

Libya-Turkey Trade Forum in Benghazi Aims to Boost Non-Oil Cooperation
Economy

Libya-Turkey Trade Forum in Benghazi Aims to Boost Non-Oil Cooperation

BENGHAZI, Libya – The Benghazi Chamber of Commerce announced that it will host a Libyan-Turkish Forum for the Children’s and...

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...