Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, today, Wednesday, followed up on the availability of essential goods and the mechanism for controlling their prices during the month of Ramadan, in the presence of the Ministers of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Huwaij, Transportation, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, and the State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Adel Jumaa, and the Deputy Minister of Economy, Suhail Boushiha, and members of the Higher Economic Security Committee.
Dbeibeh emphasized the importance of continuous communication with the Central Bank of Libya and the Customs Authority to monitor documentary credits and their movement, to ensure their arrival before Ramadan.
The Prime Minister stressed the need for all relevant government institutions to collaborate during Ramadan to provide goods and commodities and to confront brokers and speculators after communicating with main distribution sources, emphasizing the necessity of supporting Libyan industries and giving them priority in all procedures, provided that they contribute to providing goods at appropriate prices.
Boushiha presented a position on the open documentary credits during the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of the current year in the field of foodstuffs and meat, indicating their contribution to price stability, confirming the availability of adequate quantities of the needs of Libyan families during Ramadan.
The Economic Security Committee also presented its plan to monitor the local market during Ramadan, aiming to prevent monopoly and speculation, and to communicate with major traders to ensure the availability of goods and verify their prices to achieve the comfort of citizens during the holy month.