According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), personnel costs rose by an annual 0.42% to reach $5.39B by October 2019 compared to the same period last year. In fact, the eminent growth in personnel ... read more

Lebanon was in a state of “economic recession” in 2019. GDP growth dipped into negative territory in the consecutive quarters Q1 and Q2 of 2019. During the period, a political deadlock prolonged ... read more

Since the eruption of the pretests in October 2019, the Real Estate sector has been witnessing a significant dynamic activity. In fact, the increase in demand and prices is mainly due to wealthy investors ... read more

Cement deliveries dropped yearly by 31.88% to stand at 3.20M tons by December 2019, compared to 4.70M during the same period last year. In addition, the six-month moving average of the number of cement ... read more

According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets decreased by 1.38%, month-on-month (m-o-m), to stand at $213.80B in January 2020. In details, Resident customers’ deposits ... read more

According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) witnessed a deficit of $159.7M in January 2020 as compared to the $1,379.7M deficit recorded during the same period in 2019. In ... read more