About the LBBC

Welcome to the website of the Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) re-launched with fresh content and new features to address the social, political and economic developments currently taking place in Libya.

The LBBC was established in 2004 to promote business relations and commercial activity between the British and Libyan business communities. We achieve this primarily through the provision of trade development initiatives, networking opportunities and exhaustive market research to our Council and Corporate Members which include some of the UK's leading corporations and represent every major industrial sector.

The LBBC works with the British and Libyan authorities and has strong working ties with a number of public and private sector organisations which help us to facilitate bilateral trade and investment activity.

Our team of highly-regarded staff, which includes former British ambassadors to Tripoli, company directors with unrivalled knowledge of specific market sectors within the Libyan business scene, and recognised experts in the field of UK-Libyan relations, work to foster high-level links between decision-makers and business leaders in both countries and to deliver exclusive market intelligence to our members.

For new market entrants considering opportunities in Libya for the first time and for British and Libyan firms already doing business there, the LBBC can offer assistance in a range of ways. Key services include:

• Promotion of commercial opportunities and introductions to political and industry decision-makers, potential partners, clients, investors and in-country agents through participation in our programme of networking and trade events
• Assistance in addressing specific business-related problems and legal issues, including applications for multi-entry business visas
• Provision of business intelligence and market research, delivered to members in the form of newsletters, email updates, exclusive reports and one-to-one briefings.

The current developments in Libya present huge challenges to UKPLC. With the success of the revolution, British companies will need to adapt to meet the changing priorities of a nation free to fully engage with the international business community for the first time in over four decades.

Despite the challenges, the LBBC sees these changes as a major opportunity and looks forward to assisting British and Libyan companies work together to realise the country’s full potential, by accelerating the processes of privatisation, liberalisation and diversification which were stifled for so long under the previous regime.

For more information about how the LBBC can help your business interests in Libya, please take some time to look around our website. Or for immediate assistance contact us today.