Spotlights on Lebanon

Research reports covering various economic and market sectors in Lebanon

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Can Fruit Juices Keep the Doctor Away? Dissecting the Lebanese Juice Market

The “five a day campaign” is shifting modern consumption towards “natural” foods and drinks. The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ... read more

Lebanese Real Estate Sector in 2017

Despite the political breakthroughs witnessed at the end of the year 2016 with the election of a Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, and the formation of the government, the real estate sector’s performance ... read more

Lebanon’s Monetary Overview 2017

Confidence: the underlying driver behind every market’s boom or bust. Currencies are no strangers to this concept; pegged or free-floating, a strong currency is one that has a vote of confidence. In ... read more

Lebanon’s Trade Potential amid the Headwinds of 2017

The most common metric used to measure or assess the size and health of an economy is the Gross Domestic Product or GDP. According to the expenditure approach, GDP = C+I+G+NX, where C represents ... read more

Lebanese Tourism Sector: 2017 in Review

Tourism remains one of the main pillars in the Lebanese economy, accounting for more than 19% of GDP. The improving political stability in Lebanon and the region in 2017 has spurred the recovery of the ... read more

Financial Results of the Four Largest Listed Lebanese Banks for 2017: Steady Performance Despite the Political and Economic Troubles Still Facing Lebanon and the Region

The un-audited financial results of the four largest listed Lebanese banks — BLOM, Audi, Byblos, and Bank of Beirut (BoB) — show that they have maintained their steady performance in 2017, ... read more

The Lebanese Car Market in 2017: Low-Cost Trend Still Dominant

The Lebanese car market is far from seeing new car registrations more than doubling in one year. Back in 2008, the number of registered new passenger and commercial cars rose by 15,845 to reach 34,543. ... read more

Lebanon’s Bonds Market Amid 2017’s Key Global Themes

According to the Morningstar, “bond markets remained steady for 2017.” This report chooses to highlight the performance of bonds in the Lebanese, US, and EU markets. It aims to analyze 2017’s distinctive ... read more

Beirut Stock Exchange: 2017 Performance Review

Buoyed by an improving economy and strong corporate profits, the dollar’s loss has been a gain for emerging equity markets and the euro. In the Eurozone, the defeat of the right-wing populist Marine ... read more

The ABC of Oil and Gas in Lebanon

How much oil and gas? In 2010, the US Geological Survey estimated large undiscovered oil and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean region. The area in question, the Levant Basin Province delineated by ... read more

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