Spotlights on Lebanon

Research reports covering various economic and market sectors in Lebanon

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The PMI: a Predictive Power for Economic Growth?

Abstract The substantial delay in publishing national accounts (namely the Gross Domestic Product, GDP) and thus economic growth (g) in developed and developing countries cripples financiers’ and ... read more

IMF Statement for CEDRE Conference

Despite favourable recent developments, Lebanon continues to face vulnerabilities and mounting challenges. The conflict in Syria and the resulting mass influx of refugees into Lebanon have affected the ... read more

Performance of the Lebanese Insurance Sector in 2017

The insurance sector, like many other sectors of the Lebanese economy, has been inevitably under the strain of local and regional turmoil. In Lebanon, the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in ... read more

Financial Results of the Four Largest Listed Lebanese Banks for First Quarter 2018: Steady Performance amid Political and Economic Troubles in Lebanon and the Region

Net Profit ($ mn) ROACE (%) ROAA (%) Cost-to-Income (%) BLOM 116.83 15.21 1.42 37.03 Audi 114.08 12.00 1.05 50.50 BoB 50.68 10.50 1.11 47.00 Byblos 27.85 5.31 0.49 60.70 The ... read more

BMI: Optimistic Outlook on Lebanon’s F&B Market

Overall Outlook: The Lebanese F&B Industry Business Monitor International (BMI hereafter) released its report on Lebanon’s Food and Beverages sector (F&B), where it analyses and projects the ... read more

The Lebanese Healthcare Sector: In Urgent Need of Reforms

The Lebanese healthcare system is being overstretched due to the increasing number of Syrian refugees seeking treatment in the country, as well as, the distorted healthcare insurances’ system. The system ... read more

Lebanese Alpha Banks in 2017 : Key Metrics

The Alpha Group’s[1] total assets registered an increase in 2017, in large part due to higher domestic assets. According to Bank Data, the Alpha Group’s total assets rose by 6.6% year-on-year to $232.98B ... read more

In a Nutshell: The “CEDRE” Conference & the Capital Investment Plan to Lift Lebanon’s Infrastructure

Quick Facts: Six Lebanese Realities 50% or 1.2M tons of Lebanon’s Municipal Solid Waste, MSW, are dumped in “illegal” sites. Displaced Syrians incurred $313M in energy costs last year, or $1.33B by 2020. ... read more

Living Conditions of Lebanese Households in 2015

“Poverty is the worse form of violence.” According to the 2015 Mercer Consulting survey, Beirut’s quality of living ranked 181 among 250 countries in the region and 15th in the Middle East. In fact, the ... read more

The Education Landscape in Lebanon 2016 – 2017

Children are the future; that future will only be bright thanks to a solid education. In Lebanon, a country where figures are rare, the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD) regularly ... read more

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