Economic Digest

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

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Lebanon’s Fiscal Balance Recorded a Surplus for the 7th Month in a Row Reaching $940.50M by October 2021

According to Ministry of Finance (MoF) latest figures, Lebanon’s fiscal balance (cash basis) increased by 133.56% from last year to register a surplus of $940.50M by October 2021 for the 7h month in a row ... read more

Measuring the degree of dollarization in Lebanon

Lebanon has had a limited economic base over decades with little occasional growth, given the difficult conditions under which the country operated since the mid 1970’s. The post-period of the Lebanese ... read more

Port of Beirut: Container Activity up 5.62% by the month of April 2022

The latest statistics on activity at the Port of Beirut show an annual decrease of 15.03% in the revenues of the Port of Beirut (PoB) to $6.40M by October 2021, compared to last year’s $7.54M. We note that ... read more

Bank Audi Publishes its Audited Financial Results for 2021 and its Non-audited Financial Results for Q1 2022

Bank Audi published today its audited financial results for 2021 and its non-audited financial results for Q1 2022. In its statement, Bank Audi said that “(1) Persisting excessive uncertainties arising ... read more

Balance of Payments Deficits at $1.70B by April 2022

According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a cumulative deficit of $1.70B by April 2022, compared to a deficit of $1.39B over the same period last year. Accordingly, Net foreign Assets ... read more

$1.81B in BDL’s Foreign Assets Fell since Year Start But Sayrafa Traded Volume reached $5.17B

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 8.01% compared to last year, to reach $170.23B by end of May 2022. The increase was mainly due to the 34.25% ... read more

Lebanese Commercial Banks’ Total Assets Down Year on Year by 6.72% to $172.1B by April 2022

According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets decreased annually by 6.72% to stand at $172.1B by April 2022. On the liabilities side, resident customers’ deposits were ... read more

Beirut’s Hotel Occupancy Rate reached 44.8% by March 2022

According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, the occupancy rate in Beirut’s 4- and 5-star hotels reached 44.8% percentage points (pp) in March 2022, up from last year’s percentage of ... read more

World Bank: Lebanon has Lost Precious Time, Urgent Action Needed Now

In a report published on May 30, 2022 by the World Bank, it maintained that “the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved on May 20 the Performance and Learning Review (PLR) of the ... read more

Lebanon’s Population At Risk Amid Crisis, Deaths Rate on the Rise!

During the past three years, the situation in Lebanon went from bad to unbearable; the country had plunged into total chaos, drawing an uncertain future for the Lebanese. Consequently, the population ... read more

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