Prepared for IFI Closed Roundtable: Friday, February 6, 2026; 5-6.30 pm The Lebanese crisis is more than six years old now, and there doesn’Read More
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The former Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon (2021 -2025), Mr Saade Chami, provided in January 2026 an analysis of the proposed Financial Gap law Read More
The Lebanese Parliament passed on 29 January, 2025 the 2026 fiscal budget. It projects a balanced budget with revenues and expenditures at $5.97 billion each. Interestingly, Read More
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Table 1 Average: % ΔY/Y ΔL/L ΔK/K α(ΔL/L) β(ΔK/K) α(ΔL/L)+β(ΔK/K) ΔTFP/TFP 2014-2018 0.7 1.4 4.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 -1.9 2019-2023 -5.8 Read More
Table 1: % Dec. 2018 BDL-Deposits/Assets 76.7 Deposits/Assets 83.9 Capital/Assets 8.2 Table 2: Estimates ala Gap Law: USD Billion Customers’ Deposits After Anomalies 60 Customers’ Total $100,000 Deposits 20 Read More
Economic Indicators
Key Takeaways
Some Preliminary Thoughts Regarding the Impact of the Proposed Gap
Table 1: Commercial Banks Foreign Assets: October 2025, Million USD Currency and Deposit in Other CBs 704 Loans 5,224 Claims on Non-Resident Fin. Sector 5,213 Eurobonds (net Read More
In the economic growth literature, two interesting ideas stand out: nominally speaking, the first captures a standard idea and the second happens Read More
BLOM Bank published on 21 November, 2025 its non-audited financial results for Q3 2025. In its statement, Blom Bank said that “it is required to Read More
Bank Audi published on 14 November 2025 its non-audited consolidated financial results for Q3 2025. It stated that “since early 2025, renewed political will and constructive Read More
Source: CAS The recent publication of CAS?s National Account for the years 2022 and 2023 can now enable us to study exports and Read More
