The latest data by the Ministry of Tourism revealed that the number of tourist arrivals to Lebanon increased by 3.88% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q3 2018 to settle at 1.51M. However, the rise remains ... read more
According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits declined by an annual 16.47%to settle at 10,446 permits by September 2018. The Construction Area Authorized by ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of issued loan guarantees stood at 282 guarantees by September 2018, recording a yearly decline of 37.33% in the same period of 2017. The overall value of the guarantees ... read more
According to the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of RE transactions which may include one or more realties, dropped yearly by 16.79 % to reach 43,263 transactions by ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars decreased by 7.28% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 27,801 cars by September 2018. In ... read more
According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) witnessed a deficit of $1.17B by August 2018 compared to $647.1M deficit recorded during the same period in 2017. In details, ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL’s) balance sheet posted a 14.84% year-to-date (y-t-d) increase in its total assets which stood at $135.80B by the end of September. The rise came on the back of a 3.66% y-t-d ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanon’s gross public debt recorded an annual increase of 7.83% to reach $82.90B in July 2018. In details, local currency debt (denominated in LBP) constituting ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the value of cleared checks reached $44.11 Billion (B) by August 2018, down by 3.67% compared to the same period last year. Likewise, the total number ... read more
Lebanon’s real estate (RE) and construction sector activities witnessed a slowdown during the first 8 months of 2018. According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), ... read more
