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
According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets declined by 8.49% on year over year (YoY) basis to stand at $103.02B by November 2024 amid BDL’s adoption of a new exchange ... read more
On January 13th, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circulars 723 (Decision 13686) and 722 (Decision 13685) as amendments for basic circulars 81 (concerning Operations relating to Credit, ... read more
BDL compiled November 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
According to the Ministry of Tourism’s data, the number of incoming visitors witnessed an annual drop of 32.49% by November 2024, reaching 1,057,396. This drop is due to the security situation in Lebanon, ... read more
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate increased to 18.12% in December 2024, from 15.38% in November 2024, according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average decrease in inflation in last ... read more
Jordan’s banking sector is characterized by a diverse structure comprising 20 banks, of which 15 are local and 5 are foreign, including 1 Lebanese bank. Among the local banks, 12 operate as commercial ... read more
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets declined by 13.44% annually, to reach $93.22B by mid-January 2025, amid adopting the 89,500 LBP/USD official rate by ... read more
According to the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the cumulative number of real estate (RE) transactions reached 32,056, valued at $3.3B by November 2024. This valuation is ... read more
Total cumulative container activity at the Port of Beirut dropped by 7.44% annually to 700,974 TEU by November 2024, amid the escalation of the Israeli-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. Transshipment activity, ... read more
The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport continued its downward trend in December 2024. Overall, airport traffic declined, with all metrics showing year-over-year (YoY) decreases. However, a ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism’s data, the number of incoming visitors witnessed an annual drop of 31.25% by October 2024, reaching 1,036,406 by October 2024. This drop is due to the security ... read more
According to the data from the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total cumulative construction permits witnessed a cumulative year-on-year (YOY) decrease of 15.84% to reach 8,441 permits by ... read more
The financial and economic challenges facing Lebanon have been at the forefront of discourse since the country’s default on its Eurobonds in 2020. Recent policy decisions have focused on extending the ... read more
According to the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the cumulative number of real estate (RE) transactions reached 29,556, valued at $2.99B by October 2024. This valuation is ... read more
Recently, few Lebanese commercial banks offered for depositors high interest rates on deposits in Lebanese pounds maturing in a year that reached 45% annually. This issue raised concerns and was highly ... read more
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets declined by 13.28% annually, to reach $92.95B by end of December 2024, amid adopting the 89,500 LBP/USD official ... read more
Five years have passed since the Lebanese government defaulted on its Eurobonds obligations, marking a watershed moment in the nation’s financial history. This unprecedented default has plunged Lebanon ... read more
The Arab banking sector showcases its strength and diversity in the 2023 rankings of the 100 strongest banks, which are evaluated based on tier-1 capital, assets, and financial resilience. The rankings ... 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 57.76% year over year (YoY) to ... read more
According to market sources, Cumulative Lebanese car market expanded by 54.94% year over year (YoY) by November 2024 to 7,589 cars. On a monthly basis, 426 cars were sold in November 2024. The distribution ... read more
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