Economic Development

US Commercial Service - Country Commercial Guide for Libya - 2005 report includes executive summary, political environment, economic trends and outlook, leading sectors, selling US products and services, US/Libya trade regulations, customs and standards, investment climate, trade and project financing, advice, estimated opportunities, companies slated for privatization and trade statistics. [PDF]
http://www.buyusa.gov/egypt/en/616.pdf

Development Gateway - Libya - Foundation provides a portal for resources, activity database, project information, business opportunities, recent notices and publications. [English, French, Spanish]
http://old.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/index?country_iso=ly

Libyan Investment.com - Private company provides business news, tenders and events plus information on Libyan law and regulations, and industries including oil and gas, telecom, electricity and tourism. Directory of who's who in Libya.
http://www.libyaninvestment.com/

US Energy Information Administration - Libya - US EIA provides data, forecasts, country analysis brief and other analyses, focusing on the energy industry including oil, natural gas and electricity.
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/country/country_energy_data.cfm?fips=LY

Libya Foreign Investment Board (LFIB) - Official site provides help for investors, promotes investment opportunities, processes applications for foreign capital investments, issues required licenses and develops exemptions and incentives for investment projects. [Arabic, English]
http://www.investinlibya.com/

IMF - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the IMF - Provides news, statistics, Public Information Notices and other reports, financial position in the Fund and transactions.
http://www.imf.org/external/country/LBY/

MBendi - Libya - Country profile from a business and economic perspective plus a map, a business directory, and industry sector and investment information.
http://www.mbendi.co.za/land/af/lb/p0005.htm

World Trade Organization - Accession Status: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - WTO provides news, trade statistics, documents and the status of the working party.
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_libyan_arab_jamahiriya_e.htm

US Commercial Service - Doing Business with Libya & Sudan - Provides assistance to help US business export goods and services. Includes information about rescinding the remaining economic sanctions in September 2004.
http://www.buyusa.gov/egypt/en/businesslibya.html