Economic Digest

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

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Sami Baff
Economic Digest
December 2, 2020

Number of Real Estate Transactions UP Yearly by 53.62%to 62,733 by October 2020

The performance of real estate sector is affected by the current financial crisis. In fact, depositors are trying to liberate their deposit from banks by investing in real state. However, real estate ... read more

Revenues of Port of Beirut Down by 44.51% to $92.38M by October 2020

Port of Beirut is still suffering from the massive explosion on the fourth of August 2020, however, many are wondering how will its infrastructure be restored. Further, the World Bank report estimated the ... read more

Lebanon’s Inflation Rate Hit a Record-high of 136.8% in October 2020

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

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
November 26, 2020

Gross Public Debt Up Yearly by 9.3% to $94.81B in September 2020

The data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently indicated that Lebanon’s gross public debt hit $94.81B in September 2020, thereby recording an annual increase of 9.3%. The increase is mainly ... read more

Total Value of Cleared Checks Down by 0.8% to $45B by October 2020

As per the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial system slumped from 8.3M checks by October 2019 to 4.95M checks by ... read more

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
November 25, 2020

Cement Deliveries Slumped by 60% to 817,168 tons y-o-y by August 2020

According to BDL’s Data , Cement deliveries were slashed by an annual 60% in the 8 months of 2020, to stand at 817,168 tons compared to 2.24M tons in the same period last year. In addition, the six-month ... read more

Sami Baff
Economic Digest
November 24, 2020

Lebanon’s Fiscal Deficit Down by 14.10% YOY to $2.53B by August 2020

According to Ministry of Finance (MoF) latest figures, Lebanon’s fiscal deficit (cash basis) stood at $2.53B by August 2020, down from last year’s $2.95B. In detail, the substantial deficit is attributed ... read more

Bank Audi Publishes its Consolidated Financial Results for Q3 2020

The ongoing challenges faced by the Lebanese fiscal and economic environment prevent an accurate reflection of the crises on the financial statements. In fact, the first nine months of 2020 were marked by ... read more

Total Number of Registered New Passengers Cars Slumped by 74% to 5,467 by October 2020

The Association of Car Importers in Lebanon (denoted as AIA) recently shared its automotive report in which explains that “As a result of the dramatic Beirut Port Explosion on 4/8/2020, the damages that ... read more

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
November 18, 2020

BDL Foreign Assets Down by 32.25% since the start of the year to 25.25B in mid-November 2020

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s Total assets added 10.64% since year-start, to reach $156.39B in Mid-November 2020. The increase was mainly due to the 24.46% ... read more

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