Qatar To Invest $8bn in Libyan Companies
July 2nd, 2008

Via The Financial Times, news that Qatar will invest about $8bn in Libyan companies in the financial services, energy and real estate sectors.  As the article notes:

“…Libya, with a population of 5 million and the biggest oil reserves in Africa, is moving to modernise, but faces an uphill struggle in a command economy where cash is still king, firms battle to get credit and politics dictate the progress of reform.”


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