Banque Du Liban (BDL) recently released its Macroeconomic Review for the first half of 2025, offering a comprehensive assessment of Lebanon’s economic trajectory, monetary conditions, Balance of Payments ... read more
The Council of Ministers (COM) approved on March 6, 2025 the 2025 budget by Decree. The budget foresees revenues and expenditures to be balanced at 445.2 Tn LBP. On the expenditure side, capital ... read more
It is widely hoped that Lebanon will receive financial assistance on concessional terms for recovery and reconstruction purposes. Recent, perhaps conservative, estimates put the assistance at $12.5 billion ... read more
According to the Customs Administration, Lebanon’s trade deficit fell by 2.3% year-on-year (YoY) to $14.2 billion in 2024. Total imported goods dropped by 3.55% YoY to $16.9 billion, while total exports ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism’s data, the number of incoming visitors to Lebanon dropped by 32.13% year-on-year (YoY), reaching 1,131,100 by December 2024. This decline is attributed to the ... read more
The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport decreased by 4.3% year-on-year (YoY) in January 2025, despite a 9.1% YoY increase in arrivals, as departures fell sharply by 15% YoY. The decline in ... read more
According to the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial system decreased remarkably from 23,225 checks by January 2024 ... read more
On February 6th, 2025, the Central Bank issued two intermediate circulars 724 (decision 13694) and 725 (decision 13695) amending previous basic circulars 85 and 18 respectively. Intermediate circular 724 ... read more
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate slowed to 16.09% in January 2025, down from December 2024’s three-month peak of 18.1%, according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). On a monthly basis, ... read more
On 4 February 2025, J.P. Morgan issued a report on Lebanon, Lebanon: Politics and stability before economics, in which it indicated that “Lebanon bonds have seen a steep rise following a cease-fire deal ... read more
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets increased by 0.55% annually, to reach $93.53B by mid-February 2025, amid adopting the 89,500 LBP/USD official rate ... read more
According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets declined by 10.84% on year over year (YoY) basis to stand at $102.76B by December 2024 amid BDL’s adoption of a new ... read more
Lebanon has faced a multitude of crises since 2019, ranging from financial collapse and political instability to a devastating war that continues to inflict damage. Consequently, the economy contracted by ... read more
BDL compiled December 2024 data using the two below sources as per the IMF recommendation to align with the International Norms: The “Sixth Edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment ... read more
During a presentation with the International Rating Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed that a $300 million (LBP 27 trillion) surplus was realized in 2024, contrary to the ... read more
According to the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the cumulative number of real estate (RE) transactions reached 36,382, valued at $3.7B by December 2024. This valuation is ... read more
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets declined by 13.71% annually, to reach $93.33B by end of January 2025, amid adopting the 89,500 LBP/USD official ... read more
Leaders Club (by Lebanon Opportunities) Relaunch 2025 Report outlines an ambition and comprehensive plan for Lebanon’s economic recovery, emphasizing a shift from liquidation-oriented approaches to ... read more
According to market sources, cumulative Lebanese car market expanded by 25.05% year over year (YoY) by December 2024 to 8,226 cars. On a monthly basis, 637 cars were sold in December 2024. The distribution ... read more
According to the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial system decreased remarkably by 57.2% year over year (YoY) to ... read more
Total cumulative container activity at the Port of Beirut dropped by 8.57% annually to 756,737 TEU by December 2024, after two months of escalation of the Israeli-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. Transshipment ... read more
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