On September 10th, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circulars 742/13749 and 743/13750 to modify basic circulars 159/13353 and 109/9668 respectively. Intermediate circular 742 states that banks must Read More
The September 2025 CEEMEA Economics Analyst report by Goldman Sachs provides an in-depth assessment of economic prospects across Central and Eastern Europe, the Read More
J.P Morgan published a note on Lebanese Eurobonds in September 2025, “We think there is value in the curve, move longer into Read More
Lebanon Opportunities’ New 2024 GDP Estimate: A Critical Review; Plus the Publisher’s Official Reply
Is Lebanon’s economy really worth $40.3 billion in 2024? Lebanon Opportunities (LO) says yes—far above the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Read More
Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber submitted the draft law for Lebanon’s 2026 state budget to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Read More
Lebanon’s Eurobonds are rising again, with BLOMINVEST layering fresh valuation metrics atop prior estimates—this time accounting for accrued interest and Read More
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P), the international rating agency, raised Lebanon’s long-term local currency (LC) sovereign rating Read More
Monetary Aggregate1 Jan. 2018 (Trillion LBP) Jan. 2024 (Trillion LBP) Jan. 2025 (Trillion LBP) Δ = Jan.2025 -Jan.2024 (Trillion LBP) CC 5.39 57.08 84.93 27.85 DD LBP 4.90 28.66 36.65 7.99 M1 10.29 85.74 121.58 35.84 SD LBP 69.47 15.04 34.89 19.85 M2 79.76 100.78 156.47 55.69 Read More
Lebanese banks are now facing a 17% tax on provisions they were instructed to set aside—ironically, to absorb losses from sovereign bonds Read More
In its July 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised global growth projections upward. World GDP is now Read More
