TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Freed from sanctions, Libyans are rushing to the shops. Goods long denied are flying off the shelves as pro-market reforms and a petrodollar windfall combine to turn those with sufficient savings into compulsive consumers.
Shiny off-road vehicles and whining high-performance motorbikes clog once sleepy streets in the capital Tripoli, home of a dozen new private hotels and several new shopping malls.
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