The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) is facing growing pressure to settle its refined oil products import bills as the country’s long-standing barter system comes to an end. While fuel imports continued into Libya in March, the NOC remains unable to pay for these supplies, a situation compounded by the country’s declining oil revenues. The […]
The 7th edition of the DGSN’s Journées Portes Ouvertes closed on Sunday with more than 3.05 million visitors — a record for the annual event — after organizers were compelled to extend the program by two additional days, to May 23 and 24, to accommodate demand that exceeded all forecasts. Held from May 18 to […]
The Tunisian government announced earlier last week that it was planning to increase retirement age to 62. Then, on Friday (28 March), Rachid Barouni was named the chief of the country’s national social security fund (CNSS). Mr Barouni is assuming this position amidst controversy over the planned reform of retirement policy. The proposed plan aims […]
