Is Lebanon’s economy really worth $40.3 billion in 2024? Lebanon Opportunities says yes—far above the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Institute of International Finance estimates. Their bold ... read more
Lebanon’s customs revenue story is taking a surprising turn: despite only modest growth in imports, customs collections in early 2025 soared by 165% compared to 2024—without any change in tariff rates. The ... read more
The nominal exchange rate as commonly known is the price of one currency in terms of another. It’s usually expressed as the domestic price of the foreign currency. So if it costs 89,500 LBP to buy 1 USD, ... read more
Bank Audi published on 27 May 2025 its non-audited financial results for Q1 2025. It stated that as to political stabilization and progress towards IMF engagement in early 2025, the Bank continues to ... read more
Summarizing the IMF’s May 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and North Africa on May 1, 2025 in Dubai, Mr. Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, outlined the ... read more
To start with, between October 2023 and December 2024, Houthi forces have conducted 201 attacks on commercial vessels, resulting in 12 fatalities. The resulting crisis has inflicted huge cost globally, but ... read more
Debt Sustainability Analysis, perhaps needless to say, is of crucial importance to countries going through severe debt crisis. And it is so because of primarily two reasons: first, to ensure what would be ... read more
In the spirit of transparency, and under the new Acting Governor, BDL published at end August 2023 its itemized liquid foreign currency balance sheet, which showed that BDL’s liquid net foreign assets ... read more
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