According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Lebanese economy’s average inflation rate stood at 6.07% year-on-year (y-o-y) by the end of 2018 since the average Consumer Price Index ... read more
The current economic slowdown has negatively weighed on the construction sector during 2018. According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits slumped by 16.37% ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the value of cleared checks recorded a yearly decrease by 2.46% to reach $66.56 Billion (B) by December 2018. Likewise, the total number of cleared ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance, transfers to EDL witnessed a significant yearly increase of 37.87% to reach $ 1.23B by September 2018. In details “Payments to fuel and oil gas suppliers KPC and SPC” ... read more
According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of real estate (RE) transactions which may include one or more realties registered an annual ... read more
According to Global Blue, tourist spending in Lebanon rose by 10.46% YTD, affecting positively the YTD- year-to-date growth rate that reached 6.45% by December 2017. The number of refund transactions rose ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars deteriorated by an annual 11.46% to stand at 35,301 by the end of 2018. ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the value of cleared checks recorded a yearly decrease by 1.45% to reach $61.08 Billion (B) by November 2018. Likewise, the total number of cleared ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL’s) balance sheet ended the year with an 18.89% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in its total assets which stood at $140.60B by the end of 2018. In fact, “Loans to local financial ... read more
The difficult economic situation and political deadlock in the country are still weighing on its external balance. According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, the balance of payments recorded a deficit of ... read more
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