The most common metric used to measure or assess the size and health of an economy is the Gross Domestic Product or GDP. According to the expenditure approach, GDP = C+I+G+NX, where C represents ... read more
According to the balance sheet of the Lebanese Central Bank (BdL), total assets grew by 1.57% to $122.75B in mid- February, compared to $120.86B mid-January. Foreign assets (35.16% of total assets) and ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars grew by 2.65% year- on- year (y-o-y) to 2,636 cars by January 2018. In details, ... read more
The revenues of the Port of Beirut (PoB) amounted to $21.01M in January 2018 up from $19.38M in January 2017. In details and over the same period, total container activity including transshipment (TEU+TS) ... read more
The Rafic Hariri International Airport activity rose during 2017, as the total number of passengers increased by a yearly 6.76% to 8.24M, its highest record in more than a decade. More specifically, the ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) ended 2017 with a $155.7 million (M) deficit compared to 2016’s $1.2B surplus explained by Lebanon’s central bank Swap operation conducted June 2016. In 2017, three key ... read more
The balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed that total assets grew by a yearly 7.6%, to reach $219.86B in 2017 compared to $204.31B in December 2016. In details, Reserves (47.27% of total ... read more
Business activity at the Lebanese private sector kicked off 2018 revealing a continuing recession, yet the slowest recorded in nine months. Declines in Output and New Orders were smoother in January 2018 ... read more
The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) rose by a weekly 0.91% this past week to reach 1,173.86 points on February 2, 2018. Accordingly, the market capitalization increased from $11.47B to $11.60B, this week. In fact, ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the total number of cleared checks slipped by 0.76% to 12.23 million (M), while the total value of checks rose by a marginal 0.28% year-on-year (y-o-y) ... read more
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