The BLOM Lebanon PMI for October 2025 dropped to 50.6 from 51.5 for September 2025, signaling a third month of expansion in a row, however, at a softer pace than September 2025. Similar to the two previous ... read more
According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, the occupancy rate in Beirut’s 4- and 5-star hotels reached 42.3 percentage points (pp) by December 2021, up from last year’s registered ... read more
As Lebanon continues to struggle with economic and financial meltdown, Covid pandemic and Port of Beirut explosion while hosting the highest number of displaced refugees per capita of any country, the aid ... read more
S&P Global Ratings maintained in their RatingsDirect, issued on 21 February 2022, Lebanon’s Ratings at SD for Foreign Currency and at CC for Long-Term Local Currency. The foreign currency rating ... read more
According to Ministry of Finance (MoF) latest figures, Lebanon’s fiscal balance (cash basis) decreased by 117.83% from last year to register a surplus of $374.28M by July 2021 for the 4th month in a row. ... read more
The latest statistics on activity at the Port of Beirut show an annual decrease of 15.03% in the revenues of the Port of Beirut (PoB) to $6.40M by October 2021, compared to last year’s $7.54M. We note that ... read more
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 7.94% compared to last year, to reach $162.99B by end of February 2022. The increase was mainly due to the ... 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 slumped from 223,116 checks by January 2021 to 173,378 ... read more
According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of Real estate (RE) transactions which may include one or more realties, went up by a yearly 394.74% to ... read more
Among all challenges facing the Lebanese economy, the taxation system is at the core of it. With its narrow base and large holes, taxation does not raise sufficient resources for the country; it is ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which gives an overview about the evolution of goods and services’ prices consumed by households, revealed that ... read more
The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport improved in the first month of in the year of 2022 compared to last year by 76.03% to stand at 363,685 passengers at the end of January 2022, compared to ... read more
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 8.82% compared to last year, to reach $163B by mid-February 2022. The increase was mainly due to the 42.41% ... read more
According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, the occupancy rate in Beirut’s 4- and 5-star hotels reached 43.7 percentage point (pp) by October 2021, up from last year’s registered ... read more
The latest statistics on activity at the Port of Beirut show an annual decrease of 15.03% in the revenues of the Port of Beirut (PoB) to $6.40M by October 2021, compared to last year’s $7.54M. We note that ... read more
In complete absence for any economic reforms, lack for corrective measures and amid continuous political bickering, the Central Bank issued on December 16, 2021 the Basic Circular No 161 regarding ... read more
Against the background of the Lebanese financial crisis, a public opinion poll was conducted by Statistics Lebanon on behalf of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung between 10 t0 15 December 2021 (See, “Study of ... read more
The data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently indicated that Lebanon’s gross public debt hit $99.79B in October 2021, thereby recording an annual increase of 5%. The rise is mainly attributed ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance, transfers to EDL stood at $402.77M by May 2021, dropping by 31.1% compared to the same period last year. This was mainly a result of lower payments to KPC and ... 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 slumped from 5,850,941 checks by December 2020 to 3,139,881 ... read more
According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a cumulative deficit of $1,976 M by end of December 2021, compared to a deficit of $10,550M over the same period last year. Accordingly, Net ... read more
According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets decreased by 6.97%, year-to-date (y-t-d), and stood at $174.94B in December 2021, according to Lebanon’s consolidated ... read more
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