Economics and Policy Lebanon has officially launched the first oil and gas licensing round as officials warned that any delay in issuing the decrees by any new Cabinet could postpone the offshore drilling and exploration in the east Mediterranean. More from The Daily Star Egypt’s economy is poised to grow by 3 percent in the fiscal year ending June 2014, a poll has suggested. More from Reuters Libya is aiming to carry out sensitive fuel market reforms and end all subsidies within three years, the country’s oil minister has said. More from The Daily Star Abu Dhabi is set to sign a deal to invest a reported $1.5bn in the UK alternative energy market, the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change has confirmed. More from Arabian Business The head of Lebanon’s National Audiovisual Media Council has urged Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to help radio
