The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in Libya’s Interim National Unity Government, Taher Al-Baour, discussed efforts to support the national reconciliation file with the Foreign Minister of the Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso.
The meeting, attended by Minister of Transportation Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, addressed the distinguished bilateral relations and areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its Facebook page today, Thursday.”
Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, the head of Libya’s interim unity government, stated that the country’s economy is “very good” and doesn’t require any exceptional measures, implicitly addressing the proposed actions by the Central Bank, especially regarding imposing a tax on foreign exchange rates.
In a recorded statement broadcast on the “Our Government” platform via Facebook on Monday evening, Dbeibeh indirectly responded to statements made by the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya concerning the spending of his government.
Dbeibeh emphasized the government’s rejection of imposing a tax on exchange rates, warning of the “negative effects” such a tax would have on Libyan citizens.
He stated that the figures released by the Central Bank of Libya indicate that the government has poured more than $75 billion into the central bank’s accounts, equivalent to what successive governments have provided over the past 6 years, noting that the government achieved around $22 billion in 2021 alone.
The head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation pointed out that the country’s oil production is set to surpass 1.5 million barrels per day by the end of next year, with expectations to reach 2 million barrels daily within three years.
