 Business in Libya, Tripoli
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Libya, Tripoli
- Introduction to the State of Libya (Maghreb)
- Doing Business in Tripoli and Benghazi
- Libyan Economy
- International Trade (Import, Export) of Libya
- Business and Investment Opportunities in Libya
- General Board of Privatisation and Investment
- Case Study:
- Libyan Petrol Sector
- Libyan Free Trade Zones
- Access to the Libyan Market
Trans-African Corridors- Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor
- Cairo-Dakar corridor
The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the State of Libya” are the following:
- To analyse the Libyan Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
- To know the business opportunities in the State of Libya
- To explore the Libyan trade relations with the country of the student
- To know the Libyan Trade Agreements
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in Libya:

Description of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Libya.
Libya: The largest proven Africa's petroleum reserve.
Libyan Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements
- Libya and the Maghrebian Economic Area
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- Libya-European Union
- Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED)
- European Neighbourhood Policy
- Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (Agadir
Agreement)
- Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (African Union)
- Greater Arab Free-Trade Area (GAFTA)
- Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Jordan
- Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
- Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
International Trade Facilitation Programs
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) (in process of accession)
- World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)
- International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC)
- International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO, Chicago Convention)
- International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
- Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention) - not a member
- Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN) - not a member

Islamic Organisations
- Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- Arab League (LAS)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC)
- Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)
- Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT)
- Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
- Asia - Middle East Dialogue (AMED)
- Summit of South America-Arab Countries (ASPA)
- Afro-Arab Cooperation
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
- Arab Development Funds
African Trade and Economic Organisations
- Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- African Union (AU)
- African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
- African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Africa-Turkey Partnership
- Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP)
- Africa-Korea Partnership
- Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD)
- Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation
- Africa-India
Framework for Cooperation
- Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
- Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
Global Organisations
- OPEC
- World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- United Nations (UN)
- Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- International Trade Centre (INTRACEN)
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- World Bank (WB)
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Civil war in Libya.
The State of Libya.
Due to the complexity of the political situation in Syria; it is discouraged
to travel to Syria. Business opportunities are small outside the energy sector.
- Capital of Libya: Tripoli (1.1 million people)
- Second city: Benghazi (Cyrenaica region)
- Largest Libyan cities: Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata, El-Beida, Al Khums,
Zawiya
- Neighbour countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia
- Area of Libya: 1.8 million square kilometres (the fourth-largest African Country)
- Libyan Population: 6.2 million people
- Libyan Mediterranean coast: 2,000 kilometres
- Political: towards a Democratic transition.
- Recent Libyan Civil War
- Volatile political environment
- Libyan official language: Arabic and Tamazight
More information about Libya
(African Portal - EENI Global Business School).

Religion in Libya:
- Islam (97%)
- The main branch: Sunni
- School of Fiqh: Fiqh-al-Maliki
Libya belongs to the Maghrebian Economic Area (Islamic Civilisation and the African Civilisation).

Economy of the State of Libya:
- Economic recovery in 2012
- Real Libyan GDP growth: 4.3.
- The main economic resources are petrol and gas (95% of the Libyan Government revenues/50% of the GDP)
- Libyan inflation: 7.5%
- Currency of Libya: Libyan Dinar
- Great Manmade River Project
- Zwara and Mesratha Free Trade Zones
- Tripoli International Fair
Nearest foreign ports:
- Maghrebian Ports
- Port Said
- Tunisian Ports

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