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Khalifa Haftar reboots seven free zone projects, seeks foreign investors

The Benghazi authorities affiliated with Khalifa Haftar are reactivating seven free zone projects in the hope of attracting investment to the Cyrenaica region. [...]

Published on 09.09.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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