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Norland: “The mechanism being discussed for managing oil revenues focuses on spending priorities for salaries, support and necessary imports of food and medicine”

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The US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, revealed that the mechanism being discussed between the Economic Working Group and the Libyan parties to manage oil revenues, focuses on spending priorities for salaries and support and some investment projects in the infrastructure of the National Oil Corporation, in addition to the necessary imports of food and medicine.

Norland said, in statements in an exclusive interview with the journalist, Ahmed Sanussi, that was broadcast on Al-Wasat channel and the Tabadul platform on Thursday evening, that the Economic Working Group met in Tunisia on the first days of last April, and there were representatives of the national unity government, the eastern region, the Central Bank of Libya and the National Oil Corporation, to discuss the mechanism for managing oil revenues, stressing that the goal is for this mechanism to be Libyan-led.

He added that the Economic Working Group seeks, through the mechanism, to find a kind of consensus between the Libyan parties on spending priorities, which include spending in the salaries section, the support section and some investment projects in the infrastructure of the National Oil Corporation, in addition to the necessary imports of food and medicine, stressing the need to focus Transparency and for all parties to realize that when any money is transferred, it is verified where the spending is and where the money will go.

The US ambassador to Libya indicated that the international community can technically help support the principle of transparency by creating a mechanism for supervision and control, because accountability for restoring confidence to the Libyan people regarding spending and where the money goes is very important, according to him.

US Ambassador Norland: “We were surprised that Sanalla transferred part of the oil revenues after he was subjected to great pressure”

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The US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said that he was surprised that Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of the Directors Board of the National Oil Corporation, transferred part of the oil revenues to the Central Bank of Libya, after he was subjected to great pressure, according to him.

Norland explained, in statements in an exclusive interview with the journalist, Ahmed Sanussi that was broadcast on Al-Wasat channel and Tabadul platform on Thursday evening, that he was working within the economic working group that includes Egypt, the European Union and the United States of America to find a mechanism for managing oil revenues, but they were surprised that Sanalla was under great pressure and more than 2.6 billion dollar in oil revenue was transferred.

The US ambassador added: “We would have liked and preferred that the money was not transferred until this mechanism was discussed, so that we restore the confidence of the Libyan people that these funds will go to the right place for their benefit.”

Al-Kabeer discusses with the US ambassador the developments of the project to unify the Central Bank of Libya

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, discussed with the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, today, Friday, in the Tunisian capital, the Central Bank’s plan to achieve the highest levels of transparency and disclosure, develop the statement of revenue and expenditure, and the developments of the project to unify the Central Bank of Libya, according to the media office of the Central Bank. .

The US embassy in Libya had said through its official account on Twitter that the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya Seddik Al-Kabeer briefed the Ambassador Norland in their meeting today at the embassy’s headquarters in Tunis, on the new positive steps to increase transparency in public spending, which would enhance the accountability of Libyan financial and economic institutions with the aim of giving Libyans confidence that public money is being spent on their behalf.

Al-Darija: “The exchange rate should have been reduced to less than 3 dinars. However, leaving it like this to exceed five dinars in the parallel market is the impoverishment of Libyans”

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The Economist Mohsen Al-Darija said that the goal of unifying the exchange rate was never to keep it at 4.50 dinars to impoverish people and make life difficult, but the goal was to reduce it to a new unified rate that every Libyan can reach and be less than 3 dinars.

Al-Darija added that leaving the exchange rate at 4.50 dinars and its rise now to more than 5.11 in the parallel market, is considered as impoverishment of the Libyans, especially in light of the significant rise in oil prices in global markets during the last period.

Abdul Jalil to our source: “Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha is in Ankara to discuss with Turkish officials”

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The official spokesman for the Libyan government and the Minister of Health in the government, Othman Abdul Jalil, confirmed to our source that the Prime Minister of the Libyan government, Fathi Bashaga, is in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to discuss with Turkish officials.

According to political analysts, Bashaga aims from his visit to Turkey to obtain the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by putting pressure on the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and persuading him to give up power and hand over government headquarters in the capital, Tripoli, to the Libyan government mandated by the House of Representatives.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in the first meeting of 2022 for the Board of Trustees of the National Economic and Social Development Board

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This morning, the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of the  National Economic and Social Development Board was held in Tripoli, headed by the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Mr. Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan Investment Authority, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Planning, the Minister of Economy and Trade, the Minister of Oil and Gas, the Minister of Social Affairs and the Director General of the National Economic and Social Development Board.

The Minister indicated the need to strengthen joint cooperation between the National Economic and Social Development Board and the relevant ministries to contribute to addressing the needs of these ministries according to well-studied time plans and according to the available possibilities.

They also discussed the establishment of the Libyan Economic Forum, which will contribute to confronting local and international economic challenges through the participation of parties related to economic affairs.

During its first meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the Board’s plan for the year of 2022, after making technical and legal notes on it.

Adapted from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Facebook Page

Shakshak: “There is fraud in bills for treatment debts abroad, and 70%, of patients’ cases in Tunisia are caused by a lack of medicines”

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The head of the Audit Bureau in Tripoli, Khaled Shakshak, said in press statements: “Part of the treatment debts abroad are fabricated and there is fraud in the bills. We intervened to organize treatment abroad and started from Tunisia through a system dedicated to this.”

He continued: “70% of the cases treated there due to the lack of medicines in Libya, and if the drug crisis is resolved, 65% of the cases in Tunisia will be treated locally. year starting next September.”

He added: “Corruption is widespread in the health sector, and 80% of spending on the Corona crisis was illusory, which is the biggest challenge we face and we have taken great steps to combat it.”

Al-Abed is following up with the concerned authorities the organization of granting work visas

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The Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali Al-Abed Al-Rida, held a meeting with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Public Affairs, Major General Mahmoud Saeed, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs, Murad Humaima, the head of the Passports and Nationality Authority, Major General Youssef Murad, and the Director of the General Administration of Ports Security and representatives of the Intelligence and Internal Security Agency.

The meeting reviewed a number of files, most notably the coordination mechanism between the relevant authorities regarding the granting of visas and coordination with Libyan embassies abroad, in order to organize the entry process, especially in light of the procedures that the Ministry is working on in controlling the labor market through the digital Wafed platform, as well as activating the requirements for granting use permissions across departments and offices of the Ministry.

Al-Kilani follows up the progress of the wife and children grant project

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The Minister of Social Affairs, Wafa Al-Kilani, held a meeting with the project manager and general supervisor of the Wife and Children project, yesterday, Wednesday, in order to follow up on the work of the grant project.

During the meeting, there was talk about the disbursement of the grant for the non-working wife and girls over the age of eighteen, as their database is currently being prepared in coordination with the Civil Status and Civil Registry Department, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Libya, to begin the process of disbursing after that.

The meeting also dealt with the completion of the appendices for the children’s grant for the previous months with regard to the disbursement of the grant to those who modified or added their account numbers and were approved by the banks to be disbursed in the coming days.

Dbeibeh and Al-Kabeer discuss following up public spending and emphasizing the principle of transparency and disclosure on all government expenditures

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The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh discussed with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya Seddik al-Kabeer in a meeting today, Thursday, at the headquarters of the Central Bank in Tripoli, to follow up on public spending, emphasize the principle of transparency and disclosure of all government expenditures, and issue the necessary reports from all institutions regarding their expenditures on a monthly basis. .

Dbeibeh expressed his gratitude for the serious work of the Central Bank with the National Oil Corporation and the Ministry of Finance regarding the matching of oil revenues and the implementation of the extraordinary budget of the Corporation, which will contribute to increasing production, as well as the Central Bank’s completion of public expenditures during the month of Ramadan by disbursing the children’s allowance and salaries for the month of March and April, as well as they are currently working to pay the salaries of the month of May to all state institutions.