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The Optimal Benchmark “Lollar” Rate

By Invitation: This spotlight was prepared by the late Professor Samih Azar (1956-2023), who passed away on 20/2/2023. Professor Azar was a distinguished economist and a remarkable human being. He was also ... read more

Preliminary Observations on Lebanese Monetary Aggregates and Monetary Policy during the Crisis

Source: BDL; CAS; and Blominvest Bank We start with clarifying the variables in the tables above. CC is currency in circulation; M2 is CC plus LBP deposits; M3 is M2 plus USD deposits; and all in trillion ... read more

Overview of Global and Lebanese Bond Market in 2022

In this report, we will provide an overview on Lebanon’s Eurobond market, in addition to a brief review of the US, Japan, Emerging and EU markets in 2022. Indeed, last year had been a year full of ... read more

Lebanese Agricultural Sector at a Glance

The agricultural sector in Lebanon is one of the main pillars of the Lebanese economy. Despite revealing prominent signs of improvement after the financial crisis, it remained below the country’s potential ... read more

Dina Antonios
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November 26, 2018

An Interview with Mr. Marwan Mikhael: Expert Analysis on Lebanon’s Economic and Financial Stability

Speculation is rife across Lebanon over the future of the national economy, the banking sector, and state finances. As part of its efforts to spur constructive dialogue on pressing national issues, LCPS ... read more

Riwa Daou
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September 27, 2018

On the “Public” Republic

It used to be known as the “Merchant Republic” and, better still, as the “Switzerland of the Middle East”, and its capital city was referred to as the “Paris of the East”. If you think that country is ... read more

Riwa Daou
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August 28, 2018

Risks on the Turkish FX Markets are on the Rise

The Turkish Lira lost 60% of its value against the dollar since year-start Pressure on the Turkish economy is likely to increase External financing needs can reach $128 billion in the coming 2 years The ... read more

Preliminary “Back of the Envelop” Estimates of the Impact of CEDRE Funds on Major Economic Aggregates in Lebanon

In April 2018, the CEDRE conference was held in Paris to provide financial assistance to Lebanon to cope with its economic problems that were aggravated by the inflows of more than one million Syrian ... read more

أداء سندات اليوروبوندز اللبنانيّة للنصف الأوّل من عام 2018

شهدَ الطلب العالميّ على السندات السيادية تقلّبات خلال النصف الأوّل للسنة. وأدت سياسة بنك الاحتياطي الفدرالي الأمريكي التقييدية والبيانات الاقتصاديّة الّتي شهدت تحسناً ملموساً إلى طلب خفيف على الأدوات التي ... read more

تأثير اللاجئين السوريين على سوق العمل اللبناني

This article was translated from its original English version found here to Arabic. نشر جزء من هذا التقرير في جريدة النهار في 09 تموز 2018 .MTV وكذلك في فقرة الإقتصاد على شاشة ال الخلاصة يقوم هذا ... read more

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