{"id":255742,"date":"2025-12-18T15:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/?p=255742"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:40:48","slug":"exclusive-libyas-government-decides-to-ban-import-and-export-except-through-banking-operations-here-is-what-was-circulated-to-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/exclusive-libyas-government-decides-to-ban-import-and-export-except-through-banking-operations-here-is-what-was-circulated-to-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Libya\u2019s Government Decides to Ban Import and Export Except Through Banking Operations \u2013 Here Is What Was Circulated to Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our source has obtained a copy of a decision issued by the Minister of Economy in the Libyan government regarding the ban on carrying out import and export activities except through banking operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision also stipulates prohibiting joint companies or branches of foreign companies from carrying out any financial transfers except through approved banking operations, including transfers required for establishment and the amounts allocated for setting up branches and managing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister of Economy in the Libyan government addressed the Customs Authority, instructing it to stop allowing the entry of any goods through customs outlets that are not linked to documented banking operations (\u201cletters of credit, direct transfers, documents against collection\u201d). 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