The Lebanese economy continues to suffer from the high trade deficit that is the main cause behind the current account deficit. In fact, Lebanon’s trade deficit registered an increase of 1.73% year-on-year ... read more
According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of real estate (R.E) transactions, which may include one or more realties, reached 3,667 transactions in ... read more
The revenues of the Port of Beirut (PoB) fell by 15.46% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at $17.76 M in January 2019, down from $ 21.01M in January 2018. In details and over the same period, total container ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars fell by 26.10 % year- on- year (y-o-y) to 1,948 cars in January 2019. In details, ... read more
According to Lebanon’s commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets witnessed an increase of 13.48% year-to-date (y-t-d) to stand at $249.48B by December 2018. In details, deposits with BDL, constituting ... read more
According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) ended 2018 with a $4.82B deficit compared to a $155.7M deficit during the same period last year. In fact, the external balance ... read more
The balance sheet of the Lebanese Central Bank, BDL, witnessed a 1.97% monthly increase in total assets to $143.37B in January 2019. “Foreign assets”, constituting 27.39% of total assets, recorded a ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourists visiting Lebanon, in 2018, displayed a 5.77% year-on-year (y-o-y) progress, where the total number of tourists went up from 1.86M to 1.96M. This ... read more
The Revenues at the Port of Beirut (POB) witnessed a decline of 3.52% during 2018 to reach $231.53M. Total container activity including transshipment (TEU+TS) rose by a yearly rate of 0.06% to 1,305,754 ... read more
Given the slow economic conditions in Lebanon, the number of Kafalat loan guarantees slumped yearly by 43.94% by December 2018 to reach 310. Accordingly, the overall value of the guarantees dropped by ... read more
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