VOL. XLV

No 1

7-January-2002

LIBYA

Ghanim To Head Economy And TradeMinistry

In a recent meeting in Sirte, theLibyan General Peoples Congress selected Shukri Ghanim to replace 'Abd al-SalamJuir as Secretary (Minister) of Economy and Trade. Mr Ghanim previously heldseveral teaching and economic posts in Libya as well as serving as Director ofResearch at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna. He holds a PhD in Economics fromthe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston. TheCongress...