The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Tripoli, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabeer held a meeting today, Tuesday, with the Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino.
The meeting discussed and exchanged views on some issues of common interest.
The Tripoli Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture held a meeting, Yesterday, Monday, between representatives of pharmaceutical companies and businessmen working in the field of health care, medicines and medical supplies affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Tripoli and their counterparts from Tunisia affiliated with the Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry participating in the activities of the 14th health care exhibition held on the grounds Tripoli International Fair.
The meeting focused on introducing companies from both parties to their products and services, and discussed aspects of cooperation and mutual exchange between them in these areas.
It indicated that the prospects for cooperation between pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment and medical care in the two countries are promising.
The Tripoli Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture also calls on its affiliated companies to invest in this desire to activate the relationship between them at the highest possible level through a real, tangible and effective partnership as long as the door is open by Tunisian companies for cooperation. With its Libyan counterparts on the widest scale.
Today, Tuesday, the Ministry of Planning in the National Unity Government announced the launch of the electronic board next Sunday on the official website of the Ministry of Planning and all government websites, which contains all development projects for the year 2021 and was called the Revitalization Plan.
It also intends to announce the results of the national accounts for income and growth for the years from 2006 to 2019 in a printed book, noting that this has not happened since 2008. The ministry also announced the income and national product accounts for the years 2021 and 2022, which showed a significant growth in Gross Domestic Product by 35% and growth in non-oil output by 15.9%.
Libyan oil workers are threatening to shut down exports from the Marsa Al-Hariga terminal in the east of the country at the end of this month if their pay demands are not met by state-owned NOC subsidiary Agoco.
The majority of Agoco’s crude production feeds into the Sarir and Mesla grades, which are loaded from Marsa el-Hariga. The terminal shipped out 194,000 b/d in January and 196,000 b/d across the whole of 2021, according to Argus tracking data.
If Marsa el-Hariga is closed, it would mark the second major shutdown of Libyan oil infrastructure this year.
Adapted from Argus Media Website
Today, Tuesday, at the headquarters of the Administrative Control Authority, Tripoli, a meeting was held between the authority and the Cases Department, in the presence of the head of the authority, Suleiman Al-Shanti, the head of the cases management, Khalifa Al-Jahmi, and a number of officials from both sides.
During which it was emphasized the activation of the work of the two communication committees between the two parties formed since 2019 regarding the exchange of information, documents and procedures for the facts of judicial and arbitration cases considered abroad, in order to facilitate the administration’s procedures in pleading with government cases, and to enhance its defenses in arbitration cases related to some settlement agreements issued by the Some state officials in violation of the provisions of the law, and to ensure that the authority obtains all documents related to the investigations it is conducting in this aspect.
Today, Monday, the Chairman of the Directors Board of the National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla, signed the extension of the security management system for the memorandum of cooperation signed with the General Director of Eni North Africa B.V. , Antonio Baldasari and Luca Colombo, in the presence of both the member of the Directors Board for Exploration and Production, Abu al-Qasim Shanqir and the Director of Maintenance and Projects Department, Najmi Karim.
The memorandum provided a series of activities to improve security standards through a capacity building program for industrial security personnel at the National Oil Corporation and Mellitah Oil and Gas Company.
It also represents a step towards improving security standards in the Libyan oil and gas industry to support petroleum operations. Despite the unprecedented challenges, the National Oil Corporation in cooperation with Eni remains committed to continue to make maximum effort to develop and improve security standards for the oil and gas industry in Libya.
Adapted from the National Oil Corporation Official Facebook Page
The head of the media team at the Ministry of Finance, Omar Bseisa, revealed exclusively that the January salaries, which were transferred today to the Central Bank, are the same as the previous ones, as they include the increases that took place in the salaries of last December.
Bseisa also confirmed that the spending was made without a budget, considering that there is a government decision to spend 1/12.
Adapted from Sada Website
The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, said on Monday, during his speech at the second regular cabinet meeting for 2022, that « we urge all ministries to continue implementing their programs to serve citizens, and to provide services equally between municipalities ».
Dbeibeh also stated that the government will disclose all its expenditures to citizens in order to achieve transparency, adding that the Minister of Justice will assign an independent legal team to draft the election law until the elections are completed no later than next June.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister announced the allocation of 2.5 billion dinars to support municipalities, according to a proposal submitted by the Minister of Local Government.
Today, Monday, the spokesman for the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Hammouda confirmed exclusively to our source, the issuance of Cabinet decree No. 95 of 2022, regarding granting permission for the General Electricity Company to contract through direct assignment with the coalition of the two companies, Urbacon and Elsewedy Electric in the amount of 908.8 million euros, in order to implement the project of establishing an emergency gas power station in Zliten, with a production capacity of 1044 megawatts.
The Council of Ministers also gave permission for the Electricity Company to contract with the German Siemens company, amounting to 135 million euros, to carry out long-term maintenance work for the Zliten emergency gas power plant.
The decision included granting permission as well to contract with the Arab Consulting and Engineering Services Company “ACESCO” and Hill International, in the amount of 12.5 million euros, as a consultant for the project to construct the Zliten emergency power plant.
The President of the General Federation of Commerce and Industry Chambers, Muhammad Al-Raied, accompanied by the Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation Ali Al-Abed met with the Prime Minister of the State of Palestine, Mohammed Shtayyeh and his accompanying delegation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, the Palestinian Minister of Labor Nasri Abu Jaish, and the Ambassador of the State Palestine to Libya, Mohammed Abdel Latif.
The meeting focused on joint cooperation in all economic and technical fields, supporting expertise and facilitating procedures for Palestinian workers to enter the State of Libya.