Pressures on the Jordanian economy continued to grow over the first six months of 2016. As registered refugee numbers remain around the 650,000-mark and funding remains woefully short of the necessary ... read more
Trade activity at Lebanon’s main customs offices witnessed a rise in value during the first half (H1) of 2016. As stated by the Lebanese Customs, total imports grew yearly 6.97% to $9.39B by June 2016, due ... read more
According to data retrieved from the Lebanese Customs, Lebanon’s trade deficit increased by 9.72% from $7.23B by June 2015 to $7.93B by June 2016. Accordingly, exports fell by a yearly 5.67% to $1.46B ... read more
According to the World’s Bank logistics performance index (LPI), Lebanon recorded an LPI score of 2.72 in 2016, which ranked it 82nd out of 160 countries, compared to a score of 2.73 and a rank of 85 in ... read more
According to data from the Lebanese customs, Lebanon’s trade deficit reached $5.28B in the first four months of 2016, up by 14% from the $4.63B registered by April 2015. Exports dropped by an annual 2.56% ... read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remained focused on its strategic goals in spite of the regional tensions. The government is trying to build a balance between its revenues and expenditures to offset the ... read more
2015 proved to be a very challenging year for the majority of global economies. However, while the Hashemite Kingdom was certainly affected in certain aspects, with the first six months proving to be ... read more
The trade deficit in Lebanon contracted by 12.04% (year on year) y-o-y by the end of December 2015, to register $15.12B due to a 11.83% decline in total imports outpacing the 10.75% fall in total exports. ... read more
Three out of the four listed Lebanese Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) were traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Wednesday. In details, BLOM GDRs decreased by 0.73% to reach $9.53, following the ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit declined by 18.36% year-on-year (y-o-y) by October, to $11.97B, caused by the 19.13% decrease in overall imports, surpassing the 10.66% decline in total exports. The decrease in ... read more
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