12 July, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
On 8 July the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) — split since 2014 between the main branch in Tripoli and the breakaway eastern branch — took delivery of a long-awaited audit in what is hoped will be a key step towards reunifying the organisation. Last year, Deloitte...
18 June, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Despite the efforts of the international community, the Berlin II conference on Libya on 23 June faces major obstacles that will be extremely difficult to resolve. Last week the House of Representatives (House) met in Tobruk to continue its discussions about the...
7 June, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Despite it being highly uncertain if the planned presidential election will be direct or indirect — or will happen at all on 24 December 2021 — a number of aspirants are positioning themselves for a potential campaign. Slowly but surely election fever is picking up as...
24 May, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Now that Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday over, there will be important meetings this week to try and lay the groundwork for the 24 December parliamentary and presidential elections. The UN-mediated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will consider the...
10 May, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
The Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Foreign Minister Najla el-Mangoush has come under fierce criticism after insisting during a press conference with her Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, that Turkish forces should leave the country in line with the...
26 April, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
On 19 April, the National oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on its Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) subsidiary operated Hariga oil export terminal in Tobruk including both production and export operations at the port. The NOC directly blamed this on...
