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

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January 13, 2015

Lebanon Registered a $1.29B Deficit by November

The Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a deficit of $1.29B during the first eleven months of 2014 tightening from 2013’s level of $1.66B. Net foreign assets (NFA) of the Central Bank (BdL) increased ... read more

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January 12, 2015

Rafic Hariri International Airport Saw a 4.86% yearly Improvement in its Activity in 2014

Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) activity improved during 2014, where the total number of passengers increased by 4.86% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 6.57M. The number of arrivals added 3.44% to 3.22M. ... read more

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January 9, 2015

Lebanon & Gulf Bank Issues $20M Preferred Shares

Lebanon & Gulf Bank S.A.L issued 200,000 Non-cumulative redeemable preferred shares issue 2014 at a price of $100 per share, with a nominal value of LBP 20,300 ($13.47). Annual dividend is equal to 7% ... read more

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January 9, 2015

Value of Cleared Checks Increased 3.41% y-o-y by November

The number of cleared checks showed a drop of 2.14% yearly, to 11.86M, by November. However, the cumulative value of these checks increased by 3.41% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach a value of $68.31B. In ... read more

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January 8, 2015

2014: Minor 1% y-o-y Uptick in Tourist Spending

Global Blue’s Tourists Spending Report showed that tourist spending in Lebanon improved by 1% in 2014 compared to 2013. This was partly due to the 8% year-on-year (y-o-y) progress in the 4th quarter that ... read more

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January 5, 2015

BDL’s Total Assets Narrowed 1.29% to $85.70 end of 2014

The Central Bank’s (BDL) balance sheet exposed a 1.29% monthly drop in total assets to $85.70B by end of December, 2014. The bank’s foreign assets ticked down by 2.23% to $37.86B, below its ... read more

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January 5, 2015

Ministry of Finance Laid Down its Medium Term Debt Strategy for 2014-2016

The Ministry of Finance laid down its Medium Term Debt Strategy for the period 2014-2016, where the main aim is that “the government’s financing needs and its payment obligations are met at all times, at ... read more

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January 5, 2015

Value of Real Estate Sales Transactions Hit $8.05B by November

Total real estate transactions added an annual 2.67% during the first 11 months of 2014, to reach 63,651 transactions. Similarly, total value of property sales transactions amplified 4.99% year-on-year ... read more

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January 5, 2015

Lebanon Trade Deficit Stood at $15.80B by November

Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first 11 months of 2014 widened by 0.40% to $15.80B.This came as a result of a yearly decrease in both imports and exports by 3.04% and 17.68%, respectively. Lebanon’s ... read more

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December 29, 2014

CCI Improved to 71 Points in November

According to ARA Marketing Research and Consultancy, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) improved 13 points in November, to 71 points. Talks about a possible breakthrough in the ongoing political stalemate ... read more

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