Libya
Economy
On January 31, Muammar Qadhafi was thwarted in his bid to stay on as chairman of the African Union (AU) for another year. Instead, the AU elected the president of Malawi. The Libyan...
2010-02-26Economy
The combination of economic reform and heavy investment spending should ensure healthy real GDP growth in Libya over the next five years. However, political risk is ever present,...
2010-02-10Economy
The government has reportedly forced two newspapers owned by the al-Ghad media group to suspend publication. The move follows the forced takeover of a television station owned by...
2010-02-01Economy
We expect Libyan hydrocarbon export earnings to rise by 40.6% y-o-y in 2010 owing to production increases and higher world oil prices. This should boost overall export receipts to...
2010-02-01Economy
Having briefly dipped into negative territory in September 2009, consumer price inflation came in at 1.5% y-o-y in November. We expect price pressures to remain relatively subdued...
2010-01-04Economy
Two Swiss businessmen, Rachid Hamdani and Max Goeldi, who had been detained in Libya since July 2008, were sentenced to 16 months in prison for immigration offences in December 2009....
2010-01-04Political Risk
Libya's human rights record remains extremely poor, but recent events illustrate a growing willingness by the Qadhafi regime to allow and acknowledge criticism.
2009-12-18Economy
Libya has agreed to cooperate more closely with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on issues such as organised crime, money laundering and human trafficking. Under the agreement,...
2009-11-20




