According to the Lebanese Customs Administration, Lebanon’s cumulative trade deficit increased by 12.95% year-over-year (YoY), reaching $5.06 billion by April 2025. This change was Read More
Cumulative container activity at the Port of Beirut rose by 11.42% year-over-year (YoY) to 251,437 TEU by April 2025. Cumulative container activity, referring to cargo Read More
According to the Ministry of Tourism’s data, the number of incoming visitors to Lebanon in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, increased Read More
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate dropped to 12.99% in April 2025, down from 14.19% in March 2025 to record its lowest level since April 2020, according to Read More
According to the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial Read More
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the Central Bank’s total assets increased by 0.28% annually, to reach $93.94B Read More
In a compelling article published by the Economist on May 14, 2025, Abdulkader Husrieh, the governor of the Central Bank of Syria, outlines a Read More
BDL compiled March 2025 data using the two below sources as per the IMF recommendation to align with the International Norms: The “Sixth Read More
To start with, BDL issued on April 14th, 2025 intermediate circular #734 (decision 13717) amending some of the clauses mentioned in the previous intermediate circular #733 (Read More
The Syrian banking sector stands at a critical juncture in 2025, shaped by years of war, economic fragmentation, and shifting regional alliances. In Read More
