TUNISIA-LIBYA

Tunisia and Libya Sign Economic Accords 

Tunisia and Libya signed a series of economic agreements on 30 December at the end of a joint cabinet meeting. Among them is a trade accord fixing a minimum level for trade between the two countries and abolishing customs for locally-produced goods or manufactured items with a local added value of at least 40%. Under another agreement Libya is to give priority to Tunisian workers in meeting its foreign labor needs. 98,000...