The 2025 global bond market witnessed high yields and volatility. Different monetary policies were implemented across different regions based on frequent updates in Read More
Prepared for IFI Closed Roundtable: Friday, February 6, 2026; 5-6.30 pm The Lebanese crisis is more than six years old now, and there doesn’Read More
Lebanon’s electricity sector is in a state of chronic dysfunction, characterized by massive financial losses, severe supply shortages, and a reliance Read More
Table 1 Average: % ΔY/Y ΔL/L ΔK/K α(ΔL/L) β(ΔK/K) α(ΔL/L)+β(ΔK/K) ΔTFP/TFP 2014-2018 0.7 1.4 4.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 -1.9 2019-2023 -5.8 Read More
Six years have passed since the blow up of the financial crisis and is now in its seventh year, and still there Read More
The Islamic financial system generally refers to financial market transactions, operations and services that comply with Islamic rules, principles and code of Read More
Numerous proposals have emerged to address Lebanon’s $80 billion financial gap. Among them, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) has outlined a Read More
Banque Du Liban (BDL) recently released its Macroeconomic Review for the first half of 2025, offering a comprehensive assessment of Lebanon’s economic Read More
Introduction The banking sector has suffered since late 2019 without serious measures taken from previous governments to start solving the banking crisis. Several Read More
In its Spring 2025 issue titled “Turning the Tide?”, the World Bank’s (WB) Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM) featured a special analysis on Read More
