Lebanon’s Balance of Payments: 2022 vs 2023

USD Million 2022 2023 Current Account – 7,264.69 – 5,642.82 Goods – 13,620.89 – 12,716.30 Services 1,529.50 1,173.65 Income – 833.76 – 78.87 Current ... read more

Balance of Payments Surplus at $442.5M by March 2024, compared to a Surplus of $1,174.6M by March 2023

According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a surplus of $442.5M by March 2024, far less than the surplus over the same period last year of $1,174.6M. Accordingly, Net Foreign Assets (NFAs) ... read more

Construction Permits down Yearly by 11.07% to 2,956 by April 2024

According to the data from the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total construction permits witnessed a year-on-year (YOY) decrease of 11.07% to reach 2,956 permits by April 2024 due to ... read more

Estimate of Losses Incurred by Banks on Loan Paybacks: Sept 2019-Dec 2022

Since September 2019, commercial banks in Lebanon have largely ceased granting loans, leading to a decrease in loan balances over the subsequent years (until December 2022, the closing date of our studied ... read more

Daily Capital Markets’ Performance

Discover today’s performance of BLOM indices, the closing prices of Lebanese stocks and Eurobonds, as well as the exchange rate of major currencies against the LBP. read more

Gold prices further increased this week to reach $2,382.52/ ounce

17/05/2024 10/05/2024 %Change YTD Euro / LP 97,044.85 96,427.30 0.64% 486.23% Euro / Dollar 1.0843 1.0774 0.64% -1.75% NEER Index 227.10 227.39 -0.13% -5.72% Lebanese Forex Market Lebanese authorities ... read more

M3 reached $70.16B Over the Period Ending May 2nd, 2024

($B) 02-May-23 25-Apr-24 02-May-24 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 6.12 0.960 0.986 0.026 -83.89% -82.18% M 2 7.27 1.138 1.165 0.027 -83.96% -82.40% M 3 80.56 70.10 70.16 0.06 ... read more

Tourism activity dropped in the first quarter of 2024

According to the data by the Ministry of Tourism, the number of incoming visitors witnessed an annual drop of 13.52% in the first quarter of 2024, reaching 237,633 by March 2024, compared to 274,787 by ... read more

The Japanese Yen has depreciated significantly against major currencies, especially the US Dollar

10/05/2024 03/05/2024 %Change YTD Euro / LP 96,427.30 96,284.10 0.15% 482.50% Euro / Dollar 1.0774 1.0758 0.15% -2.37% NEER Index 227.39 227.47 -0.04% -5.60% Lebanese Forex Market Lebanese authorities ... read more

M3 reached $70.1B Over the Period Ending April 25th, 2024

($B) 25-Apr-23 18-Apr-24 25-Apr-24 Change over the Period Y-O-Y % Change % Change y-t-d M 1 6.01 0.984 0.960 (0.024) -84.03% -82.65% M 2 7.16 1.169 1.138 (0.030) -84.11% -82.81% M 3 80.53 70.17 70.10 ... read more

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