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With Bolloré out of the picture, Turkey's Albayrak eager for Misrata port concession

The Misrata port is largely autonomous of the Tripoli government thanks to its status as a free zone.
The Misrata port is largely autonomous of the Tripoli government thanks to its status as a free zone. © REUTERS/Hani Amara
The Turkish construction conglomerate Albayrak is in talks with the Misrata Free Zone authorities to obtain a port terminal concession held by Bolloré since 2010 in yet another example of how Turkey is tightening its grip on the west Libyan economy. [...]
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