Libya

Attention has been re-focused on the Algerian Islamist militants, the Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC, Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat) who last year... 2007-01-26

Relations between Libya and the EU have become increasingly strained over the long-running controversial case of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for deliberately infecting... 2007-01-24

Underpinned by high oil export revenues, we expect the consolidated budget surplus to reach 39.2% of GDP in 2006, up from 37.7% in 2005. We expect this to decline to just under just... 2007-01-09

Colonel Qadhafi's son Seif al-Islam's departure certainly displeased those rooting for speedy political and economic reforms within Libya. Indeed, his criticisms of the regime at... 2007-01-05

Libya comes last in the North Africa region, which includes Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia with regards to foreign direct investment (FDI) according to the latest figures for... 2006-12-14

With an oil production level of 1.72mn barrels a day, we estimate oil export revenues will reach US$32.9bn this year on an OPEC basket price assumption of US$61.5/bbl. We see this... 2006-11-28

Seif al-Islam Qadhafi's departure was both unexpected and worrying given his heightened profile over recent months. The reformist leaning son of the leader, Colonel Qadhafi, has been... 2006-11-27

As the son of the leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, Seif al-Islam's departure from Libya has raised concerns with regards to the ailing reform process in the North African republic.... 2006-11-21

Fuelled by government spending, real GDP growth should come in at 5.5% in 2006, falling slightly to 5.03% next year as hydrocarbons sectors growth decelerates. Robust non-hydrocarbon... 2006-11-09

Rapprochement between the Libyan regime and Washington will continue, despite some minor glitches, underpinned by common security concerns and the US's interest in North Africa's... 2006-10-26