Spotlights on Lebanon

Research reports covering various economic and market sectors in Lebanon

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How Viable is Independent Monetary Policy in Lebanon?

By Invitation: Dr Azar is Full Professor, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Haigazian University. The views expressed in this note are his and do not necessarily reflect the views of ... read more

Trade and Trade Risks in the Lebanese Economy

Lebanon’s public sector and its poor legal system stand ineffectual in tackling corruption amid a slow reform rate and regional instability. In details, underperformance is most prevalent in the trade ... read more

What Drives the Lebanese Exchange Rate in the Parallel Market?

The severity of the Lebanese economic crisis that has been raging on for more than two years can perhaps be best encapsulated by the behavior of the exchange rate: from July 2019 to November 2021 the ... read more

Exchange Rates in Lebanon during the Financial Crisis

To a large extent, the financial crisis in Lebanon has revealed the “real” value of the Lebanese lira against the dollar. In retrospect, the 1,500 LBP/USD rate has proven to be an unrealistic peg as this ... read more

What is the Optimal Exchange Rate Regime Choice for Lebanon?

Lebanon has always followed a “de jure” floating exchange rate regime, though only in 1997 it had adopted a “de facto” fixed regime to the USD which survived till the summer of 2019, though it crashed down ... read more

Turning Lebanese Electricity Crisis into a Great Opportunity: Is it time to invest in Solar Energy?

The electricity sector in Lebanon has been pulling down the economy for the last couple of decades. Fuel importation stood for nearly a quarter of the budget deficit while the national electricity demand ... read more

Money Supply, Money Demand and the Public Debt

Electricity Sector in Lebanon: The Road to 24/7 Electricity

Lebanon has suffered from shortage in electricity for decades. This sector has been for many years a liability on the Lebanese state and caused painful debts on the whole national economy. The corruption ... read more

Preliminary Estimates of the USD Cash Holdings by Lebanese Households: Q3 2019 to Q3 2021

Towards the end of year 2020, Governor Salameh mentioned in an interview that “Lebanese households hoard $10 billion in cash”[1]. That Lebanese households should hoard dollars in a crisis that is ... read more

A Simple and Indirect Approach to Estimating the Government Spending Multiplier for Lebanon

By Invitation: Dr Azar is with the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Haigazian University. The views expressed in this note are strictly his and do not necessarily reflect the views of ... read more

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