Economic Digest

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

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
September 5, 2019

Lebanon’s Balance of Payments Registered a $5.32B Deficit by July 2019

According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) witnessed a deficit of $5.32B by July 2019 compared to $757.2M deficit recorded during the same period in 2018. In details, the ... read more

Rouba Chbeir
Economic Digest
September 3, 2019

BDL Replenished its Foreign Assets to Hit $38.7B by August 2019

According to the central bank’s (BDL) balance sheet, Total assets dropped by 4.5% since year-start, to end the month of August 2019 at $134.2B. In fact, in July 2019 and in an attempt to improve investors’ ... read more

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
August 30, 2019

Cement Deliveries Declined by 32.39% y-o-y by June 2019

Cement deliveries decreased by an annual 32.39% by June 2019 to stand at 1.56M tons, compared to 2.30M tons by June 2018. In addition, the six-month moving average of the number of cement deliveries ... read more

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
August 29, 2019

Transfers to EDL Dropped yearly by 26.17% to stand at $65.85M in January 2019

According to the Ministry of Finance, transfers to EDL witnessed a significant yearly drop of 26.17% to reach $ 65.85M in January 2019. In details “Payments to fuel and oil gas suppliers KPC and SPC” ... read more

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
August 28, 2019

Lebanon’s Fiscal Narrowed by 13.33% YOY to $2.42B in H1 2019

According to the latest figures by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanon’s fiscal deficit (cash basis) narrowed from $3B in H1 2018 to $2.42B in H1 2019. This was attributed to a 7.06% yearly drop in ... read more

Sara Hadchiti
Economic Digest
August 27, 2019

Number of Construction Permits down by 16.41% to 6,947 by July 2019

According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the total number of construction permits fell by a yearly 16.41% to reach 6,947 by July 2019. Accordingly, the Construction Area Authorized by ... read more

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Economic Digest
August 26, 2019

Lebanon’s Trade Deficit Ended at $8.04B in H1 2019, Up by 4.58% y-o-y

Lebanon’s trade deficit widened in the first 6 months of the year to reach $8.41B, up by 4.58% compared to the same period in 2018. Regardless of the promising progress in exports, which grew by a yearly ... read more

Rouba Chbeir
Economic Digest
August 23, 2019

The Value of Kafalat Guarantees Down to $4.7M by July 2019

According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 257 guarantees by July 2018 to 42 loans by July 2019. It followed that the total value of issued loan guarantees slumped from $33.6M by July ... read more

Rouba Chbeir
Economic Digest
August 22, 2019

Total Assets of BDL Slipped by 6.15% YTD to $132B by Mid-August 2019

According to the latest balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL),Total assets fell by 6.15% since year start to reach $132B in mid-August 2019. In details, Foreign Assets (which grasped 28.23% of BDL’s Total ... read more

Rouba Chbeir
Economic Digest
August 21, 2019

Average Inflation Rate Softened to Stand at 3% YOY by July 2019

According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average consumer prices rose by an annual 3% in the first seven months of 2019, compared to an annual uptick of 6.23% recorded by July ... read more

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