The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Libya, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 13.4% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 1.8% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 18.8% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $6,449 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2023) | +4.2% of GDP | Surplus: earns more from abroad than it spends. |
| Exports (2025) | 71.7% of GDP | Very trade-dependent: sensitive to tariffs and global demand. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
A reliable source familiar with the meeting held on Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, between the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, and t...
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A reliable source informed Libya Herald that the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, met with Vivek Tyagi, Chairman and CEO of Num...
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Central Bank of Libya Governor, Naji Issa, met today with Eric Meyer, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and his accompanying delegation.The me...
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The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday Libya’s revenues and expenditures for the first nine months of 2026.The figures revealed a foreign curre...
Benghazi Chamber of Commerce reported today that it received Habibullah, the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Libya, accompanied by a delegation comprising...
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) stated today that it followed the two sessions of the House of Representatives held in Benghazi e...
The Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Circular No. 6 of 2026 today, calling upon companies, establishments, and traders to disclose their activitie...
The Media Department of the World Bank Group informed Libya Herald today that Sameh I. Mobarek has been appointed as the Group’s new Resident Represen...
The House of Representatives (HoR) held a ‘‘breakaway’’ session today at its headquarters in Benghazi, presided over by the Second Deputy Speaker, Mis...
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Tripoli hosted the Libya-Korea Economic Cooperation Forum today. The event was attended by the Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Suh...
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