A watch depicting the image of Libyan leader is displayed in Tripoli's old quarter on March 1, 2007. 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. Picture taken March 1, 2007. To match feature LIBYA-BOOM/ REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (LIBYA) 

A tourist checks a T-shirt printed with the image of Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi at a shop in Tripoli's old quarter on March 1, 2007. 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. Picture taken March 1, 2007. To match feature LIBYA BOOM/ REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (LIBYA)