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
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Spotlights
Growth and Efficiency in the Lebanese Economy: A Tale from the Pre-crisis and Crisis Years
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 Law on Banks
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
Key Takeaways
Extending CAS’s National Accounts: Lebanon’s Current Account and Savings Rates, 2022-2023
Billion USD 2018 2022 2023 GDP 55.3 21.4 31.6 GNI 54.2 20.5 31.5 GNDI 55.5 26.3 37.4 Consumption 57.6 26.9 36.1 Investment 12.3 7.5 7.8 Current Account -14.4 -8.1 -6.5 Savings -2.1 -0.6 1.3 Current Account/GDP % -26.0 Read More
