WB interest in job creating economic projects of Tripoli

The President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli and the North, ‎Tawfik Dabbousi, reiterated on Wednesday before a World Bank (WB) delegation the need for ‎expertise, particularly in administration, rather than financial aid. He said there is in urgent need ‎for productive and vital undertakings that provide employment prospects, besides added-value ‎generating projects in the agriculture, industry, tourism and IT sectors. “We are fully aware of the ‎positive role of our human resources and look forward to a future of stability and prosperity for ‎the human community,” Dabbousi added. ‎

In the same vein, the president of the Federation of Municipalities of Al Fayhaa, Tripoli mayor, ‎Amer Tayyib Rafi’i, pointed out that the priority for the northern capital is mainly to encourage ‎investment plans and youth employment. Speaking during the visit of the WB-affiliated ‎International Finance Corporation (IFC), Rafi’i underscored the role of the proposed special ‎economic zone (SEZ) that will boost the economic situation in Tripoli with change its currently ‎negative image. He also noted that despite the abundant capital in Tripoli, popular neighborhoods ‎remain largely deprived while the general social situation continue to deteriorate as a result of ‎rising inflation and unemployment.(Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, January 14, 2016)‎