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
Bank Audi published on 19 September 2025 its non-audited consolidated financial results for Q2 2025. It stated that “in light of the process of political renewal and progress towards IMF engagement in ... read more
According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 0.26% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $94.6B by mid-September 2025. Furthermore, the gold account, representing ... read more
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become a central policy tool for many governments seeking to finance development while addressing growing fiscal and institutional constraints. An article by The ... read more
On September 10th, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circulars 742/13749 and 743/13750 to modify basic circulars 159/13353 and 109/9668 respectively. Intermediate circular 742 states that banks ... read more
The September 2025 CEEMEA Economics Analyst report by Goldman Sachs provides an in-depth assessment of economic prospects across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEEMEA), at a time ... read more
J.P Morgan published a note on Lebanese Eurobonds in September 2025, “We think there is value in the curve, move longer into Q4”, in which it postulated an interesting debt restructuring scheme. For ... read more
According to Ministry of Finance (MoF) latest figures, after a lull of four years, Lebanon’s fiscal surplus (cash basis) stood at $36.12M by December 2024, despite the severe war that Lebanon faced late ... read more
According to market sources, cumulative Lebanese car market expanded by 27.28% year-over-year (YoY) by July 2025, reaching 6,761 cars. On a monthly basis, 1,636 cars were sold in July 2025. The ... read more
According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 0.32% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $94.4B by end-August 2025. Furthermore, the gold account, representing ... read more
BDL compiled July 2025 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 Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets declined by 1.83% on year over year (YoY) basis to stand at $102.7B by July 2025 amid BDL’s adoption of a new exchange rate ... read more
In a press conference on September 3, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Economy Amer Al Bisat stressed that protecting depositors and restoring financial stability are the government’s foremost priorities. He ... read more
Cumulative container activity at the Port of Beirut rose by 13.35% year-over-year (YoY) to 503,586 TEU by July 2025. Cumulative container activity, referring to cargo loaded onto or unloaded from ships at ... read more
Is Lebanon’s economy really worth $40.3 billion in 2024? Lebanon Opportunities (LO) says yes—far above the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Institute of International Finance estimates. Their ... read more
Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber submitted the draft law for Lebanon’s 2026 state budget to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers last Friday. The preliminary budget targets a zero deficit, ... read more
The Ministry of Finance issued on August 1st, 2025 decision 715/1 concerning the application of law 330 of 2024 related to the revaluation of banks’ fixed assets and inventory in addition to modifications ... read more
According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 0.1% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $94.4B by mid-August 2025. Furthermore, the gold account, representing ... read more
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate decreased to 14.27% in July 2025, from 15.00% in June 2025 according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average decrease in inflation in last ... read more
Lebanon’s Eurobonds are rising again, with BLOMINVEST layering fresh valuation metrics atop prior estimates—this time accounting for accrued interest and applying a reduced discount rate. For the ... read more
According to market sources, cumulative Lebanese car market expanded by 60.95% year over year (YoY) by April 2025 to 2,926 cars. On a monthly basis, 601 cars were sold in April 2025. The distribution of ... read more
On August 14th, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circular 739 (Decision 13741) to amend the first two paragraphs of Article 3 in basic decision 13262 (basic circular 154) concerning exceptional ... read more
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