Will there be a return to business as usual after the July 7 election? Reuters thinks so - Elections to Mark New Start for Libya Economy.Nine months after the end of Libya's uprising, Mohammed hopes Saturday's election of a national assembly will mark a new start for an economy that stagnated under Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year autocratic rule.Investors will be closely watching the outcome of the vote - with no indication of a leading contender - to see what it will mean for projects that were frozen during the fighting and for the vast opportunities likely to emerge in an oil-producing nation with the wealth to pay for construction and healthcare.Libya's new rulers have said no major new concessions would be awarded until after the polls and are reviewing past deals.Once elected, the new 200-member assembly will appoint a government to replace an interim administration that lacked the mandate to make major decisions, and expectations are for old projects to restart and for new contracts to be signed.
Elections to Mark New Start for Libya Economy