Qabas

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Qabas Consulting & Training
FormerlyQabas Scientific for Consultancy and Training
Industry Consulting
Professional services
Founded1994;31 years ago (1994)
Headquarters Tripoli, Libya
Area served
 EMEA
ProductsProfessional services
Number of employees
200+
Website www.qbs.ly

Qabas Consulting & Training, formerly Qabas Scientific for Consultancy and Training, is a Libyan consulting firm headquartered in Tripoli, Libya. [1] [2] [3] Founded in 1994, it advises public- and private-sector clients on operations, risk, strategy, and training, and is regarded as the largest consulting practice in Libya. [4] [5] [6] The firm serves clients across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, with a particular focus on North Africa, and employs more than 200 people. [7] [8] [9]

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History

Early years

In the aftermath of United Nations Security Council Resolution 748 of 1992, which prompted most foreign consultancies to withdraw from Libya, Qabas Scientific for Consultancy and Training (Arabic : القبس العلمية للاستشارات والتدريب) was founded in 1994 to address the acute shortage of technical expertise in the country's oil and gas sector. [10] [11] [12] During its early years, the firm concentrated on advisory services and capacity-building for the National Oil Corporation (NOC; Arabic : المؤسسة الوطنية للنفط) and its subsidiaries. [13]

International expansion

During the early 2000s the firm extended its operations beyond Libya. In Algeria it advised Sonatrach (Arabic : سوناطراك; French : Société nationale pour la recherche, la production, le transport, la transformation et la commercialisation des hydrocarbures) on capacity building and quality-management systems. [14] It then entered the Nigerian market through NAOC, a subsidiary of its Libyan client Agip, assisting with the implementation of international operating standards. Subsequent projects across North Africa and The Sahel Region expanded its regional presence. [15] [16]

Diversification amidst national turbulence

The First Libyan Civil War (15 February – 23 October 2011) severely disrupted the national economy, [17] [18] prompting Qabas to further diversify its focus beyond hydrocarbons. Between 2011 and 2019 the firm deepened its advisory expertise in aviation, construction, finance, healthcare, intellectual property, media, technology, and telecommunications, while also strengthening its specialist units in actuarial services, digital transformation, regulatory compliance, risk management and corporate restructuring. [19] [20]

Recent developments

In the 2020s Qabas formalised regional partnerships with several Fortune Global 500 companies, including Oracle Corporation, an American multinational computer technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas; Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a pay-as-you-go basis; and Microsoft, an American technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. [4] [15] [21] [22] [23]

In 2025 it launched the "It Should Be Libyan" campaign, aimed at increasing local participation in the national oil and gas sector and supporting Libya's target of producing two million barrels of oil per day. [24] The campaign reportedly generated more than 25 million online impressions. [16] [25]

References

  1. ↑ "Qabas consulting reinforces Egypt presence with a New Cairo office". Egyptian Gazette . 10 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "خوليو ألونسو: تراجع الدولار فرصة ذهبية للاقتصاد المصري". Elaosboa (in Arabic). 4 March 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "خوليو ألونسو: "عصر التغير المناخي قد انتهى"". Gomhuria (in Arabic). 9 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Qabas Consulting: la clave libia para llegar a 2 millones de barriles diarios". Atalayar (in Spanish). 14 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "¿Podemos predecir con precisión las tendencias migratorias?". El Digital de Canarias (in Spanish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Merkezi, Haber (29 July 2024). "Qabas, Libyalı Telekom Şirketlerine Sesleniyor: Gelecek Fiberde Değil, Teknolojik Hizmetlerde". Gazete Ekspres. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Trapiani, Pablo (21 May 2025). "Libia pesca en el mar revuelto del petróleo argentino". Periódico Tribuna (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Hernández, Martín (30 July 2024). "Legislación ambiental en Libia, un compromiso urgente". ADN Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Zaki, Eslam (21 May 2025). "القبس للاستشارات: "سواء كنت مستعدًا أم لا، تحديث نظام سويفت قادم هذا العام في نوفمبر"". nafeza2world (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Damage caused by the implementation of Security Council resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) during the period from 15 April 1992 to 31 December 1996" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library . 27 May 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Libya: Impact of Economic Sanctions" (PDF). Cia.gov . 16 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Background Note: Libya". U.S. Department of State . 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Qabas Consulting: 30 Years Driving Business Growth in Libya". PUCP (in Spanish). 31 December 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Consulting in Libya: Everything and Everyone You Should Know". Euro-Libyan Trade Center. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  15. 1 2 "القبس للاستشارات ومايكروسوفت توقّعان شراكة استراتيجية لتعزيز التحوّل الرقمي في شمال إفريقيا". Al Wafd (in Arabic). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  16. 1 2 Albert, Inma (21 May 2025). "Libia apuesta todo al negro". El Periódico de Yecla (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Stephen, Chris; Goodley, Simon (26 August 2012). "Libya's promised reconstruction bonanza fails to materialise". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "The economic cost of the Libyan conflict" (PDF). Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia . March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "خوليو ألونسو (القبس): "تحديث سويفت ينذر بأزمة وشيكة في البنوك الإقليمية"". Gomhuria (in Arabic). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  20. ↑ Fernández Muñoz, Fernando Javier (18 November 2024). "Qabas Consulting: Leading Business Strategy & Solutions Firm in North Africa". Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "QABAS SCIENTIFIC FOR CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING LTD". Oracle . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  22. ↑ Sayfa, Ana. "Oracle Libya: Driving Digital Transformation Through Innovative Cloud Solutions". Uzemoys. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Oracle Is Going All In on Libya – And Qabas Consulting Is The Key Reason". AP News . 27 November 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  24. ↑ metafora (20 May 2025). "«"Debería ser libio": Cuando una consultora toma el pulso narrativo de un país". Marketing Desde Cero (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "La campaña "Debería ser libio" supera los 25 millones de visualizaciones". Córdoba Hoy (in Spanish). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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