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Short analyses about Lebanon’s latest economic indicators, updated on a monthly basis

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Sami Baff
Economic Digest
December 8, 2021

BDL’s Foreign Assets Down by a Yearly 27.80% to reach $18.23B by November

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 4.18% compared to last year, to reach $162.928B by November 2021.The increase was mainly due to the 29.38% ... read more

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
December 7, 2021

Lebanon’s Balance of Payments in a monthly Deficit in October 2021

According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a cumulative deficit of $1,736M by October 2021, compared to a deficit of $9,988.4M over the same period last year. Accordingly, Net foreign ... read more

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
December 6, 2021

Lebanese Commercial Banks’ Total Assets Down Year to Date by 4.86% to $178.9B by October 2021

According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets decreased by 4.86%, year-to-date (y-t-d), and stood at $178.9B in October 2021, according to Lebanon’s consolidated ... read more

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
December 2, 2021

Beirut’s Hotel Occupancy Rate reached a high of 42% by July 2021

According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, the occupancy rate in Beirut’s 4- and 5-star hotels reached 42% by July 2021, up from last year’s registered 16% during the same period. ... read more

Lebanon 2022 Consumer Outlook: Fragile Recovery to Get Underway

Fitch report foresees Lebanon’s Real household spending to expand and both consumer and retail sectors to recover. The household spending has experienced a drawback since 2017, following the longstanding ... read more

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
December 1, 2021

Construction Permits Up Yearly by 66.18% to 11,827 by September 2021

According to the data from the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total construction permits witnessed a year-on-year (YOY) remarkable increase of 66.18% to reach 11,827 permits by September ... read more

Public Personnel Costs decreased by 5.5% y-o-y to $2.54B by May 2021

According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), personnel costs decreased annually 5.5% to reach $2.54B at the official rate 1507.5. The decrease in public salaries was driven by the large drop of ... read more

Aline Azzi
Economic Digest
November 25, 2021

CPI Driven up to an all-time high as Inflation stood at 173.57% by October

According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which gives an overview about the evolution of goods and services’ prices consumed by households, revealed that ... read more

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
November 24, 2021

Total Number of Registered New Cars slumped by 36.25% in October 2021

The Association of Car Importers in Lebanon (denoted as AIA) recently stated in its automotive report that “A dramatic drop of 36.25% in new cars registered in Lebanon during the first 10 months of 2021 in ... read more

Aline Azzi
Economic Digest
November 23, 2021

BDL’s Foreign Assets Down by a Yearly 27.12% to reach $18.40B by mid of November

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 4.52% compared to last year, to reach $163.45B by mid of November 2021.The increase was mainly due to the ... read more

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