According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits fell by a yearly 3.48%, to stand at 16,502 Read More
In the past two weeks of January 2018, S&P and Moody’s have renewed their respective assessments and warnings on Lebanon’Read More
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the total number of cleared checks slipped by 0.76% to 12.23 million (M), while the total Read More
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourist arrivals increased by an annual 9.98% to end the year at 1.86M by Read More
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanon’s gross public debt recorded an annual uptick of 6.46%, to reach $79.36B in the Read More
According to Global Blue, tourist spending in Lebanon rose by a yearly 5.5% by December 2017, compared to end 2016. The rise is mainly attributed Read More
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), average inflation increased by a yearly 4.44% by December 2017, compared to an average deflation rate Read More
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $1.01 billion deficit by November 2017 compared to a $327.7 million surplus by November 2016. By November 2017, the Read More
The resignation of PM Saad Hariri on November 4 shook the Lebanese political scene. As such, depositors either transferred their savings outside the Read More
As mirrored by a contracting PMI, the private sectors’ activity has been deteriorating in the past few years. As such, given the Read More
