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Al-Qatrani issues instructions to immediately begin maintenance of the Butrabah desalination plant for drinking water

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On Wednesday, Ali AL-Qatrani, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Libyan Government, issued instructions to immediately begin maintenance of the Butrabah desalination plant for drinking water, based on instructions from the Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, to alleviate the suffering of the people of Al-Marj city and meet the urgent needs of municipalities. 

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Local Government, Sami Al-Dhawi, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Wealth, Younes Bouhassan, and the head of the Council of Ministers’ Officein the Eastern Region, Rida Al-Fritis. 

Al-Qatrani confirmed that Bashagha had instructed that the needs of Al-Marj city be prioritized by the government, stressing the need to solve the water scarcity problem by urgently maintaining and rehabilitating the Butrabah desalination plant. 

This came during Qatrani’s handing over of the contracts related to the project to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Jadar Al-Rassi Contracting Company, that will be implementing the Butrabah desalination plant project.

Dbeibeh meets with Al-Kabeer and Shakshak to follow up on the implementation of the development budget for 2022

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Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, held a meeting on Wednesday with the Governor of the Central Bank, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, the President of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Adel Jumaa, the Director of Control Management in the Sovereign Sector at the Bureau, Ridha Qarqab, and the Advisor to the Governor, Mustafa Al-Mana.

The meeting was dedicated to following up on the implementation of the development budget for 2022, and the necessity of starting strategic projects and addressing all the difficulties that hinder their launch.

The development plan for 2023 projects was also discussed, focusing on water and sewage projects and activating local development.

During the meeting, it was agreed that the Audit Bureau will review all the targeted contracting procedures during the current year to ensure their implementation according to sound legal principles.

The attendees emphasized the necessity for all state institutions to adhere to the disclosure and transparency plan.

Abdul Jalil to “Flousna” program: “We must sit with the House of Representatives to recover the Central Pharmacy due to the state’s lack of control over the entry of drugs”

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The Minister of Health in the Libyan government, Othman Abdul Jalil, stated in an interview with the “Flousna” program, which is broadcasted on WTV channel and Tabadul TV platform, that the Ministry of Health has completed working on the system to treat cancer patients, which includes the patient’s need for medications, through the system’s data and information.

Abdul Jalil emphasized that the private sector should be encouraged due to the lack of resources in the public sector, and most of the funds that were supposed to go to the Ministry of Health from the budget are wasted due to administrative corruption, where the health situation in Libya is on the brink of collapse.

Othman explained that the Ministry of Health has no information on the number of cancer patients in Libya yet, and the ministry has restructured and worked on the recommendations of the World Health Organization.

Abdul Jalil added that a budget of 50 million dinars was allocated to the Ministry of Health by the Libyan government during 2022, and a budget of approximately 3 billion dinars will be allocated to the government for this year 2023, adding that a part of the government’s expenses belong to the Defense Ministry in the eastern region.

The Minister of Health in the Libyan government pointed out a significant shortage of beds in most Libyan hospitals, especially in Benghazi Hospital, affirming that drugs enter the country from various places without any control by the state, and they do not have any licenses, and they are sold in some pharmacies to citizens, causing harm to them.

Abdul Jalil concluded his statement by saying: “We must sit with the House of Representatives to recover the Central Pharmacy, through which the entry of drugs to the Libyan state is prohibited and monopolized, and this is to ensure the quality of the source, storage, transport, and distribution of drugs to the consumer, and if this is not achieved, diseases will worsen and multiply significantly.”

The Ministry of Oil announces the supply of 8.4 billion dinars to the public treasury, consisting of fees and taxes on foreign companies

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The Ministry of Oil and Gas in the National Unity Government announced today, Tuesday, the payment of 8.4 billion Libyan dinars to the state treasury, which represents fees and taxes on foreign companies during the period from March 2018 to November 2019.

The ministry indicated that another amount of 10.9 billion Libyan dinars was also supplied to the state treasury, which had been held by foreign companies for more than 16 months without legal justification, and it is not yet known whether Libya has benefited from the profits of these amounts, despite requests from the National Oil Corporation for clarification on the matter.”

Al-Buri: “The shareholders’ equity of Al-Saray Bank exceeded 350 million dinars, and the growth rate over the past ten years amounted to 760%”

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The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Saray Bank for Trade and Investment, Noman Al-Buri, said that the shareholders’ equity in the Bank at the beginning of the current year 2023 exceeded 350 million dinars, indicating that the bank’s growth rate during the past ten years amounted to 760%.

Al-Buri clarified that after he assumed the presidency of the Board of Directors of ATIB in 2012, the bank was evaluated in the following year by one of the leading international auditing firms, and the shareholders’ rights were proven within the limits of 16 million dinars, equivalent to 5 dinars per share. He added that after just 5 years, specifically in 2018, the bank was reevaluated, and the share value increased to 22 dinars, with a growth rate of 440%. Now, with the beginning of 2023, shareholders’ equity has exceeded 350 million dinars, representing a growth rate of 760% over 10 years.

The General Assembly of Al-Saray Bank had approved, during its regular meeting held on December 18, the bank’s board of directors’ proposal regarding the distribution of profits, so that 1.5 dinars would be distributed for each share, or an average of 15% return on each share, after the bank achieved profits during the past year 2021 amounting to approximately 15 million dinars.

The Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity follows up the developments of the financial reforms project

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The Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled Al-Mabrouk, followed up, during his meeting today, Sunday, with members of the Digital Transformation Committee for the Department of Government Financial Information and Data, the developments of the financial reform project.

During the meeting, which was attended by the Director of Diwan Affairs and the Director of the Legal Affairs Department, the minister stressed the need to move forward with working towards the success of the general financial reform program in Libya and setting the necessary and appropriate framework for it.

The meeting also reviewed the steps that have been taken towards the ministry’s adoption of the Government Financial Management Information System (GFMIS), the developments of this project, its management methodology, and the means of technical support proposed by international partners.

The media office at the Ministry of Finance indicated that the ministry’s adoption of this system comes as a prelude to launching the reform project as a first step towards digital transformation in the Ministry of Finance.

Shakshak discusses with the Minister of Higher Education the completion of the University of Tripoli projects

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The head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, discussed with the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Government of National Unity, Omran Al-Qayeb, during their meeting today, Sunday, at the headquarters of the Audit Bureau in Tripoli, ways to complete projects related to the University of Tripoli.

The two sides focused on completing the contract for the implementation of the construction project for the building of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the College of Science as well as the implementation of the Public Stores and Chemicals Stores projects. They also discussed the procedures related to the project for implementing six university buildings, the achievement rates in these projects, and the problems and obstacles that accompanied the implementation process.

Shakshak stressed the role of the Bureau in supporting the completion of these projects and other projects of the Ministry of Higher Education, which would have a positive impact on the progress of the educational process, stressing the need to resolve all problems and obstacles that hinder the completion of these projects.

At the end of the meeting, which was attended by the President of the University of Tripoli, Khaled Aoun, the vice-president of the university, Khaled Ghouma, and the heads of the departments concerned with the Audit Bureau, the two sides agreed on the necessity of communicating with the Center for Development and Administration Centers and the General Company for Building Administrative Centers to resolve contracting procedures to complete these projects as soon as possible.

Bashagha discusses with the Minister of Finance in his government the problems and obstacles facing the work of financial monitors

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The Libyan Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, discussed during his meeting today, Sunday, at the headquarters of the Prime Minister’s Office in Sirte, with the government’s Minister of Planning and Finance, Osama Hammad, and a number of financial monitors in ministries, the problems and obstacles facing the work of financial monitors in ministries and offices.
Bashagha stressed during the meeting the need for the Ministry of Planning and Finance to adopt a plan to implement training courses for the personnel and financial officials of public authorities to enhance their capabilities in financial work. On his part, Hammad indicated that the ministry is working to urge the entities funded by the general budget not to arrange any financial obligations except after fulfilling the requirements for spending and finding financial coverage.

Al-Kabeer discusses with the Central Bank’s Strategic Projects Committee the development of electronic payment systems

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, discussed during his meeting today, Sunday, with members of the Central Bank’s Strategic Projects Committee, ways to develop electronic payment systems.

The meeting discussed the Central Bank of Libya’s vision to develop electronic payment systems and expand the launch of electronic payment projects during 2023, including the instant payment system project, the “Open Bank” project, and the central platform project for customer data “Know Your Customer Electronically.”

The launch of these projects comes within the Central Bank of Libya’s vision to develop electronic payment systems, provide financial services that keep pace with the requirements of the digital economy, and enhance financial inclusion.

The National Unity Government announces the release of “Abdullah Mansour,” a former regime official

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The Government of National Unity announced on Sunday the release of Abdullah Mansour, a former regime official, after years of imprisonment.

The head of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, expressed his thanks to the Attorney General and the Military Prosecutor for responding to the efforts made with the parties to release Abdullah Mansour.

Dbeibeh called on all Libyans to support the reconciliation efforts aimed at lifting injustice from everyone and everywhere in Libya.