According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a deficit of $461.5M by January 2023, far exceeding the deficit over the Read More
In Azar and Bolbol, “An Empirical Note on the Desirability of a Reasonable Customs Dollar Rate”, Blominvest Bank Blog, Spotlights, August 26, 2022, the Read More
According to the balance sheet of Banque du Liban (BDL), the central bank’s total assets fell by 37.49% compared to last year, Read More
According to the data revealed by “Rasamny Younis Motor sal”, Lebanese car market witnessed a significant uptick of 113.53% annually in the beginning Read More
In the Economic Digest published in this Blog on February 23, 2023, titled “Preliminary Observations on Lebanese Monetary Aggregates and Monetary Policy during the Read More
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), representing the evolution of goods and services’ prices consumed Read More
According to the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial Read More
Source: BDL; CAS; and Blominvest Bank We start with clarifying the variables in the tables above. CC is currency in circulation; M2 Read More
According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, the occupancy rate in Beirut’s 4- and 5-star hotels reached 48.7% percentage Read More
According to the Ministry of Finance, transfers to Electricite du Liban (EDL) stood at $527.26M by November 2021, dropping by 34.9% compared to the Read More
