Economic Digest

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

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Lebanon: 26th consecutive month of triple-digit inflation in September

According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), representing the evolution of goods and services’ prices consumed by households, revealed that Lebanon’s monthly ... read more

Aline Azzi
Economic Digest
October 24, 2022

Real Estate Demand 21.07% lower Annually by September 2022

According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of Real estate (RE) transactions which may include one or more realties, went down by a yearly 21.05% to ... read more

Total Value of Cleared Checks down by 12.56% to stand at $25.04B by September 2022

According to the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial system slumped from 2,555,352 checks from September 2021 to ... read more

Aline Azzi
Economic Digest
October 20, 2022

$2.78B in BDL’s Foreign Assets Fell since Year Start While Sayrafa Traded Volume reached $9.55B

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 14.66% compared to last year, to reach $184.75B by mid of October 2022. The increase was mainly due to the ... read more

Number of Airport Passengers Up by yearly 55.56% By September 2022

The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport improved remarkably in 2022. The number of Beirut’s International airport passengers added 55.56% and recorded 4,834,029 passengers by September 2022 ... read more

Gross Public Debt Up Yearly by 4.1% to reach $101.72B in June 2022

The data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently indicated that Lebanon’s gross public debt hit $101.72B in June 2022, thereby recording an annual increase of 4.1% YOY. The rise is mainly ... read more

Increasing Inflationary Pressures in Lebanon: A Breakdown by Products and Regions

According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed that Lebanon’s monthly inflation rate jumped from 137.75% in August 2021 to 161.89% in August 2022. In ... read more

BDL latest circular 646 on the closing off of subsidized loans

On 12/10/2022, the Central Bank issued a new circular no. 646 stating that clients are allowed to make advance payments without the approval of BDL on the following loans: Housing loans Study Loans ... read more

Port of Beirut: Container Activity up 9.93% by the month of August 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

Aline Azzi
Economic Digest
October 12, 2022

IMF: Global Economic Growth Forecast Lowered to 2.7% in 2023. The Worst Is Yet To Come!

In its latest World Economic Outlook of October 2022, the IMF stated that “the global economic activity continues to face steep challenges, shaped by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a cost of living ... read more

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