By Invitation: Dr Azar is Full Professor, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Haigazian University. The views expressed in this note are his and do not necessarily reflect the views of ... read more
Lebanese Forex Market The Lebanese Pound (LP) remained steady within the official range of $/LP 1,514 – 1,514.5 against the dollar, with a mid-price of $/LP 1,514.25 by the week ending March 13th ... read more
Abstract The study explores the macroeconomic indications of the Lebanese economy and therefore comes to update the findings of the similar report published in Sept. 2018 and to interpret the impact of ... read more
In the week ending January 3rd 2019, Broad Money (M3) fell by a weekly LBP 986B ($654M) to stand at LBP 211,146B ($140B), adding 1.04% year-on-year (y-o-y). In details, M1 narrowed by LBP 923B ($612M) over ... read more
The Great Recession epitomizes a period of extraordinary financial stress. The emergence and ignition of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 scarred the US economy and spilled over financial stress to the ... read more
Abstract A lot of questions are being asked in these past few months on “where the Lebanese economy is headed; or how critical is it this time?”, given the prolonged political impasse still ongoing which ... read more
During the week ending on February 15, Broad Money (M3) grew by a weekly LBP 276B ($183M) to reach LBP 208,583B ($138B). On a yearly basis, M3 added 3.73% and marginally rose by 0.24% since the start of ... read more
During the week ending on January 25th, Broad Money (M3) grew by a weekly LBP 280B ($186M) to reach LBP 207,930B ($138B). On a yearly basis, M3 added 3.82% but marginally slipped by 0.08% since the start ... read more
During the week of 20 to 27 July 2017, Broad Money M3 decreased by a weekly of LBP 593B ($393M) to reach LBP 190,843B ($126.6B). In addition, M3 recorded growth rates of 8.60% on a year-on-year basis and ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate climbed by a yearly 4.42% in H1 2017 as compared to an average deflation rate of 2.51% in H1 last year. The ... read more
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