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Three Libyan chambers strengthen partnerships in Berlin

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The chambers of commerce, industry and agriculture of Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata took part in Berlin in the final workshop of a project to strengthen their partnerships and institutional capacities. Held on 26 October with support from the Arab-German chamber and funding from Germany’s development ministry, the meeting also enabled discussions with German companies about investment opportunities in Libya, Libya Herald reports.

The chambers of commerce, industry and agriculture of Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata took part in the closing workshop of a project in Berlin on Monday 26 October, aimed at strengthening their partnerships with business associations. Libya Herald reports that the initiative is being implemented by the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ghorfa), with funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The programme aims to consolidate the structures of the Libyan chambers and develop cooperation between Libya’s and Germany’s private-sector economic organisations. The workshop notably took participants to the SAP centre dedicated to expertise in digital transformation, where they explored applications of artificial intelligence to analyse data and improve chamber services.

The Libyan representatives also met several German companies to discuss opportunities for commercial and economic cooperation and present opportunities in the Libyan market. The commercial attaché of the Libyan embassy in Germany took part in the workshop.

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