Economic Digest

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

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Gross Public Debt Up Yearly by 3.3% to reach $99.98B in February 2022

The data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently indicated that Lebanon’s gross public debt hit $99.98B in February 2022, thereby recording an annual increase of 3.3% YOY. The rise is mainly ... read more

Total Number of Registered Cars Witnessed Relative Improvement in The first Quarter of 2022

The Association of Car Importers in Lebanon (denoted as AIA) stated in its recent automotive report that “The continuous Downfall of New Cars Registered in Lebanon since 2018 to reach in the 1st of quarter ... read more

A Brief Look at the New Financial Reform Plan Approved by the Mikati Government

The parliamentary elections are over, and now it’s time to get back to reality. The post elections phase will be tough on Lebanese people; and the famous circular 161 that was used before the election to ... read more

Lebanon’s Inflation Rate Accelerates to 222.88% by April 2022

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

Total Value of Cleared Checks down by 17.96% to stand at $11.34B by April 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 1,256K checks from April 2021 to 732,712 checks ... read more

Port of Beirut: Container Activity up by 15.25% for the month of March 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

No dollars For Political Standoffs!

The Lebanese currency has been hovering around a steady level for the last two month marked by continuous intervention by BDL through Sayrafa. However, just two days after the elections concluded and under ... read more

Real Estate Transactions Up Yearly by 110.45% by March 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 up by a yearly 110.45% to ... read more

The Number of Airport Passengers Up by a yearly 100.94% by April 2022

The activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport improved remarkably in the first 3 months of the year 2022. Consequently, the number of Beirut’s International airport passengers went up by 100.94%, as ... read more

BDL’s Foreign Assets Down by a Yearly 25.07% to reach $16.06B by mid May 2022

According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets added 7.26% compared to last year, to reach $167.41B by mid of May 2022. The increase was mainly due to the 32.22% ... read more

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