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Barclays Wealth: Improvement In MENA Environment For Entrepreneurs

A new report published by Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), entitled "The Entrepreneur in Adversity", reveals that the MENA region has seen the largest improvement in the environment for entrepreneurship over the past decade. Press Release - 01Dec 11:05GMT
Trade Between UK And Mena Strong

Bilateral trade between the UK and the Mena markets was worth well over BP29 billion (Dh163.7 billion) in 2007, showing that trade between the two is strong. Gulf News - 28Nov 05:47GMT
Fertiliser production expanding in Middle East, North Africa

Fertiliser production is set to expand dramatically in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with investments of $20 billion (Dh73.56 billion) to be pumped into the sector already enjoying a 149 per cent surge in profits year-to-date for 2008, according to a report from Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment house. Gulf News - 27Nov 05:25GMT
Libya sends aid ship to Gaza

A Libyan cargo loaded with almost 3,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid has set off for the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, officials in Libya said on Wednesday. AFP - 26Nov 13:47GMT
Haulotte expanding its regional presence

The Haulotte Group, Europe's biggest supplier of people and material lifting equipment, is expanding its regional presence with new offices in Libya in 2009 and Algeria in 2010. Emirates Business 24/7 - 26Nov 07:21GMT
Hydra Properties unveils Tripoli Towers in Libya

Hydra Properties, the UAE-based leading international property developer, has officially unveiled its latest project, the Hydra Tripoli Tower. Press Release - 24Nov 09:44GMT
AFP launches bureau in Libya

Agence France-Presse on Saturday formally opened a bureau in Tripoli, the first for a global news agency in Libya where the authorities have accredited a permanent AFP foreign correspondent. AFP - 22Nov 13:36GMT
Good Response to ThurayaIP in Libya

ThurayaIP, 'the most advanced portable satellite broadband terminal', launched by the Abu Dhabi-headquartered satellite-based mobile telephone services provider, is being commissioned in large quantities in Libya's booming market. Khaleej Times - 22Nov 06:26GMT
Arab states lead search for soil

Middle East and north African countries have hitherto been the most active investors seeking overseas farmland, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Libya leading the group. Financial Times - 20Nov 04:10GMT
Moody's: Performance of EMEA CMBS deteriorating amid weakening of RE markets

Moody's published its EMEA CMBS Q3 2008 Surveillance Report that covers the performance of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities and Multi-family (CMBS) transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) transactions up to end of the third quarter 2008. Press Release - 19Nov 10:05GMT

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Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company	Libya	Investment Firms and Funds
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Libyan Foreign Bank	Libya	Banking
General Electricity Company of Libya	Libya	Electric Utilities
Libyan Investment Authority	Libya	Investment Firms and Funds
Sirte Oil Company	Libya	Oil
General Post and Telecommunications Company	Libya	Telecommunications Equipment
Libyana Mobile Phone	Libya	Telecommunications Services
Zuetina Oil Company	Libya	Oil
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IPIC - Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP)	UAE	Oil and Gas
KNPC - Al Zour Refinery	Kuwait	Oil and Gas
Qatalum Aluminum Smelter	Qatar	Industry
Abu Dhabi Municipality - Salam Street and Mina Road Development	UAE	Infrastructure
Nakheel - Dubai Waterfront	UAE	Real Estate
Ras Tanura Integrated Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex	Saudi Arabia	Oil and Gas
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Company Ranking

Ranked by Market Cap | No. of Employees | Total revenue

	Company	Country	Number of Employees
1	General Electricity Company of Libya	Libya	37,230
2	National Oil Corporation - Libya	Libya	20,000
3	General Post and Telecommunications Company	Libya	17,500
4	Libyan Iron and Steel Company	Libya	6,208
5	Sirte Oil Company	Libya	6,000
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