The United Kingdom has partnered with Turkey to provide joint expertise as part of an innovative bid to win new business contracts in Libya.
This is the first time such an initiative has been attempted by the two countries inside Libya. Sixteen British companies are currently in Tripoli for a three-day visit to showcase their expertise together with 15 companies from Turkey.
“Clearly, Libya has a challenging infrastructural time ahead of it”, said Kevin Cunningham, head of UK Trade & Investment in Libya. “The Turks have a good foothold in the market and offer a very competitive pricing structure as a prime contractor. British companies clearly have a lead in the more innovative design end of construction, project management and the more specialised end of engineering.
The UK-Turkey partnership hopes to combine high-end expertise with competitive prices.
Amongst the services that can be offered by the partnership, Cunningham says, are expertise in high-





















