Khadija Bousselmi — The Libyan Ministry of Industry and Minerals and the Industrial Land Agency (AFI) have agreed to entrust the development of industrial zones in Libya to the Tunisian agency, according to its CEO, Souheil Cheour. Libyan Minister of Industry and Minerals Ahmed Abu Aissa has asked the AFI to be an active player in the implementation of industrial zones in Libya, especially given the delay in the establishment of these areas scheduled before 2011, " Cheour told TAP after a meeting with the Libyan Minister of Industry Tuesday in Tripoli. The implementation by the AFI of industrial zones in Libya is a step forward towards the establishment of the new economic model of the AFI and a considerable pillar to the establishment of the International Land Company of Tunisia (SOFIT), he said. The Industrial Land Agency is an industrial and commercial body placed under the Ministry of Industry to strengthen the industrial fabric and contribute to the economic and social development of Tunisia. AFI last March signed with the National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANAPI) of Congo (Kinshasa), a memorandum of understanding in the field of development of industrial zones, the first of its kind in Tunisia.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 26, 2021 16:07 UTC