According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate rose by 5.36% y-o-y, compared to an average inflation rate of 4.77% recorded by March 2018. The average costs ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of issued loan guarantees stood at 113 guarantees in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1), compared to 147 guarantees issued in the same quarter last year. The overall value of ... read more
RAMCO’s Beirut Residential Price Index revealed that the sale prices of residential apartments within the neighborhoods of Municipal Beirut dropped by 1.8% in 2017 (prices exclude developers’ negotiation ... read more
In the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, activity at the Port of Beirut (PoB) improved, with the port’s revenues recording a 7.38% annual growth to stand at $59.4M, thereby hitting a 5-year high in first quarter ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars fell in the first quarter of 2018 by 7.01% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 8,136 cars. ... read more
According to the latest report released by Ernst & Young, Beirut’s hotel occupancy fell to 54.9% during the first two months of 2018, compared to 62% registered during the same period last year. ... read more
Lebanon’s fiscal deficit narrowed by 24% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $3.76B by December 2017. This was attributed to the 17.15% yearly increase in fiscal revenues, to $11.62B, outpacing the 3.45% annual rise, ... read more
Business conditions failed to maintain their momentum in March and revealed a worsening business activity amongst companies in the private sector. Levels of Output and New Orders contracted at a faster ... read more
According to the balance sheet of the Lebanese Central Bank (BDL), total assets slipped by a monthly 1.20% to $121.28B in mid- March 2018. In details, Foreign Assets (constituting 35.79% of total ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), consumer prices rose on average by an annual 5.37% in the first two months of 2018, as all 13 components of the Consumer price index (CPI) ... read more
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