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๐ฃ For years, much of our work has taken place behind the scenes. While many know us for Libya, our clients have watched us grow into something much bigger.
Since 2018, Libya Desk has evolved into one of the regionโs leading providers of due diligence, political risk intelligence, and strategic advisory. Over the past two years alone, weโve successfully delivered projects across North Africa and the Middle East, becoming a trusted partner to leading consultancies, banks, multinational corporations, commodity traders, and investment firms.
Weโre pleased to share that Libya Desk has become a part of Global Insights Group, bringing our expertise into a broader platform with ongoing operations across Libya, Algeria, Egypt, and Oman, alongside continuous political risk coverage on Libya and Iran.
Whether you need due diligence, political risk reporting, strategic intelligence, or bespoke advisory, we have the expertise and network to support your decisions.
Explore our work, browse our catalogue of reports, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of developments. If youโre operating in the countries we cover, weโd be happy to discuss how we can help.
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From risk to due diligence, and everything in between, weโve got you covered.
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๐ฑ๐พ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐น๐ท Algeria and the LNA are paying a growing strategic price for a rivalry rooted more in outdated assumptions and political stubbornness than genuine conflicting interests.
Relations remain strained, and Saddam Haftarโs outreach to Algiers last year has gained little traction.
Yet both sides have much to gain from cooperation, while Turkey is uniquely positioned to bridge the divide.
Our latest analysis examines why continued mistrust is increasingly costly for all three, and the considerable strategic gains closer coordination could deliver in Libya, Niger, Sudan and across the Sahel.
thegeopoliticaldesk.com/turkโฆ
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๐ฑ๐พ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
For 7 years, Libya Desk has been an industry-leading source of political and security risk intelligence.
But as businesses returned to Libya, their risks evolved. Exchange-rate volatility became one of our clientsโ most costly challenges.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ.
More than exchange-rate updates, it delivers forward-looking economic risk intelligence to help businesses:
๐น Anticipate currency pressures before they affect operations.
๐น Understand the political, fiscal and monetary forces driving exchange-rate movements.
๐น Make better-informed pricing, budgeting, procurement and investment decisions.
๐น Reduce exposure to unexpected currency losses and protect profit margins.
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐.
Discover our Libya FX Monitor and expanding Libya Desk consulting products:
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๐ฑ๐พ๐น๐ท One year ago today, GPD asked: Could Turkey embrace Haftar?
On 28 October 2025, we published Turkeyโs dilemma in Libya and the presidency of Khalifa Haftar, exploring Ankaraโs strategic choice between managing Tripoliโs instability and partnering with the LNA to reunify Libya.
One year later, following the ratification of the maritime agreement, Turkey is actively working with the LNA towards Libyaโs military and political unification, with a Haftar at its helm.
What was once Turkeyโs dilemma is now everyone elseโs, but no longer Ankaraโs.
Revisit our analysis from a year ago:
thegeopoliticaldesk.com/turkโฆ
๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ธ
For over a year, Global Insights Groupโs Iran Desk has helped clients navigate the war on Iran and its regional consequences through risk assessments, scenario mapping and strategic intelligence.
Our past reports have consistently anticipated key developments, helping clients understand what comes next, how different scenarios could unfold and how best to prepare.
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๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ป.
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๐ฑ๐พ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
For 7 years, Libya Desk has been an industry-leading source of political and security risk intelligence.
But as businesses returned to Libya, their risks evolved. Exchange-rate volatility became one of our clientsโ most costly challenges.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ.
More than exchange-rate updates, it delivers forward-looking economic risk intelligence to help businesses:
๐น Anticipate currency pressures before they affect operations.
๐น Understand the political, fiscal and monetary forces driving exchange-rate movements.
๐น Make better-informed pricing, budgeting, procurement and investment decisions.
๐น Reduce exposure to unexpected currency losses and protect profit margins.
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎโ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐.
Discover our Libya FX Monitor and expanding Libya Desk consulting products:
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๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeriaโs political success hinges on balancing its budget
At Global Insights Group, weโre proud of @thegeopoldesk continued investment in original #Algeria coverage, bringing attention to political and economic developments too often overlooked by international media.
The latest article examines Algeriaโs $133bn budget, growing fiscal pressures and the difficult choices facing Algiers as it pursues greater regional influence.
๐ thegeopoliticaldesk.com/algeโฆ
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๐ฑ๐พ As Tripoli grapples with political gridlock and security strains, Benghaziโs new digital push could shift Libyaโs political and economic balance.
Read our latest report on how O3 Groupโs tech ambitions are raising the stakes for the entire country. thegeopoliticaldesk.com/the-โฆ
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๐ฑ๐พ Libya is undergoing its biggest political transformation in a decade, entering largely uncharted territory.
While much of the attention is focused on the Haftar family, another crucial dynamic is unfolding in western Libya: the growing feud within the Dabaiba family.
The rivalry between Ibrahim and Mohamed Dabaiba has repeatedly threatened the GNUโs fragile alliances, with consequences extending to Libyaโs political stability and oil sector.
Who is aligned with whom? What is driving the feud? And what comes next?
We unpack the power struggle and its wider implications in our latest analysis.
๐ thegeopoliticaldesk.com/the-โฆ
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๐ฉ๐ฟ To bridge its massive budget gap, Algeria is turning to new digital VATs, "sin taxes," and market-based fuel price adjustments.
But walking the tightrope between fiscal sustainability and the post-Hirak social contract is fraught with risk. thegeopoliticaldesk.com/algeโฆ
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๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ช The deployment of troops does not just mark a watershed moment in Algeria's own recent history but is also the culmination of a gradual rapprochment between Algiers and the states of the Sahel.
We recently wrote and in-depth analysis about this developing relationship thegeopoliticaldesk.com/algeโฆ
Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973 bbc.in/4spUatG
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Ihya Libya Movement Head Protests Trumpโs Remarks, Recalls Libyaโs Sacrifices Against Terrorism - en.almarsad.co/ihya-libya-moโฆ
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5/7 ๐ฑ๐พ Turkeyโs dilemma in Libya and the presidency of Khalifa Haftar | October 2025
GPD explored how two former adversaries, Khalifa Haftar and Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan, could influence Libyaโs political future.
The article revisited their confrontation in 2020 and examined the changing political calculations surrounding Libyaโs leadership.
thegeopoliticaldesk.com/turkโฆ
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6/7 ๐น๐ท Erdoฤanโs diplomacy outruns Turkeyโs economy, but not its region | August 2026
Despite Turkeyโs economic difficulties, GPD examined how Erdoฤanโs diplomatic reach continued to expand Ankaraโs regional influence.
The analysis placed Turkeyโs growing geopolitical ambitions within its broader diplomatic relationships, particularly with Washington.
thegeopoliticaldesk.com/erdoโฆ
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7/7 ๐ฑ๐พ๐น๐ท Libyaโs Parliament approves Turkish maritime deal | October 2026
The breakthrough we had been tracking finally materialised on 20 October, as Libyaโs House of Representatives approved the 2019 maritime agreement with Turkey.
GPD examined the behind-the-scenes dynamics, Saddam Haftarโs strategic calculations and the far-reaching implications for Libya, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean.
thegeopoliticaldesk.com/libyโฆ
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๐ฑ๐พ What a month itโs been in Libya!
From breaking news to major political and geopolitical shifts, The Geopolitical Desk has been at the forefront, delivering real-time reporting and sharp analysis.
Our mission: making intelligence and risk analysis accessible to those who need it.
๐ Explore our Libya coverage and subscribe to stay ahead:
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๐จ๐ฑ๐พ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ | ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฝ
CBL Governor Naji Issa has agreed to step down, with an official handover ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.
A major development in the ongoing shake-up of Libyaโs Central Bank.
Full story and analysis ๐
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๐ฑ๐พ ๐บ๐ธ It seems @saddamhaftar has defied just about every foreign actor involved in Libya this week, from European and Arab capitals to Washington.
Are we getting a glimpse of what foreign policy under a Saddam Haftar presidency might look like?
One driven less by foreign calculations and more by his own strategic priorities?
The United States is disturbed by todayโs developments at the Central Bank of Libya (CBL). ย Efforts to interfere with the CBLโs technocratic integrity and independence carry a significant risk of undermining Libyaโs financial and economic stability. ย The United States will continue to partner with Libyan stakeholders to help Libya address its economic challenges and achieve stability and security for the Libyan people.
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๐จ๐ฑ๐พ๐น๐ท ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ | ๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐
Libyaโs HoR approves the Turkish maritime agreement in a major geopolitical breakthrough.
GPD takes readers behind the scenes of the negotiations, rivalries and shifting alliances that led to this historic decision and what comes next.
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๐ฑ๐พ๐น๐ท Saddam Haftar and GNU officials are in Turkey as Libya approaches its most significant political and security breakthrough in years.
A new configuration is emerging that, despite the challenges ahead, could be a net positive as western Libyaโs status quo unravels and the national economy deteriorates.
A military unification agreement is expected to be signed. If properly implemented, it could lay the foundations for a unified force capable of addressing Libyaโs longstanding security challenges.
๐ฐ Stay ahead with Libya Desk Weekly. Sign up for our intelligence briefing, delivered every Friday.
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๐ฑ๐พ Another day of rapid developments in Libya.
Central Bank Governor Naji Issa has been ousted in a surprise move, with eastern and western factions reportedly coordinating his removal.
How did it happen, why now, and what comes next?
Our latest takes readers behind the scenes.
thegeopoliticaldesk.com/eastโฆ