The topic of free zones arose following the workshop on free zones held in Tunis last week (August 16-18) for the Libyan (Tripoli) Ministry of Economy and Trade’s team working on its Free Zone Strategy headed by al-Gatati. The free zones project has also been delayed due to government bureaucracy despite serious attempts to support the existing free zones, especially the Misrata Free Zone and Benghazi’s Elmreisa Free Zone. Several Free zones considered across LibyaIn this regard, Undersecretary Al-Gatati told Libya Herald that the action plan prepared by the Ministry of Economy is to activate the establishment of free zones in many Libyan cities, including Zintan and Tamanhint in the Libyan south, and border free zones with Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, as well as other free zones in several Libyan regions. Libya behind in establishing free zonesAl-Gatati added, “Although the project of establishing free zones in Libya is not something new, and thinking about establishing them began since 2000, Libya still has not gone beyond the first steps in establishing free zones compared to other countries in the world, including Arab countries. Expertise France holds workshop on free zones for Economy Ministry (libyaherald.com)Libya and Tunisia sign MoUs on exhibitions and integration between commercial free zones (libyaherald.com)A workshop on free zones organized by Expertise France was held in Tunis 21 to 22 February (libyaherald.com)Ministry of Economy and Trade discusses mechanism of activating transit trade, free zones and Africa Transport and Transit Trade Forum (libyaherald.com)China’s Huawei makes presentation on e-gates to Misrata Free Zones (libyaherald.com)The International Forum & Exhibition for Free Zones – Misrata: 28 to 29 June at Misrata Free Zone (libyaherald.com)Activation of Elmreisa and Kufra Free Zones discussed (libyaherald.com)NOC discusses investment in Elmreisa and Kufra Free zones (libyaherald.com)Free, economic and logistics zones, and transit trade to be activated in south (libyaherald.com)Britain ready to provide strategic support in renewable energies, free zones and transit trade (libyaherald.com)
