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