According to data released by the Association of Lebanese Banks, Lebanon’s gross public debt registered a 4.8% yearly growth rate to reach $66.56B in 2014 compared to a double-digit growth rate of 10.1% in ... read more
In January 2015, the total number of cleared checks slid by 3.63% y-o-y to reach 1.04M. The value of cleared checks declined from $6.16B in January 2014 to $5.82B in January 2015. The number of checks ... read more
In 2014, Lebanon continued to suffer from the spillovers of the raging Syrian war. The fragile security situation has been weighing on the tourism and hospitality sectors for the past four years. The ... read more
The Global Retirement Index (GRI) 2015, issued by global asset manager, Natixis, shows which countries are the best homes for retirement and which countries aren’t. According to Natixis, welfare in ... read more
The BLOM Bond Index (BBI), an indicator of the Lebanese Eurobonds Market, increased by 0.06% to settle at 106.97 points. 5Y and 10Y Eurobonds’ yields decreased by 2 basis points (bps) and 1 bp to register ... read more
According to Business Monitor International’s (BMI) latest industry view, the Lebanese healthcare system is “under enormous strain due to the increasing number of Syrian refugees seeking treatment in the ... read more
“IT-literate, linguistically-skilled and cosmopolitan”. This is how Business Monitor International (BMI) described the Lebanese workforce in its latest “Information Technology Report”. This same workforce ... read more
2014-09-The Central Bank of Lebanon New Regulations for Granting Retail Loans Lending activity is a double-edged sword. The world has witnessed the bad side when a mishandling or misperception of risk ... read more
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