Spotlights on Lebanon

Research reports covering various economic and market sectors in Lebanon

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A Brief on Arab – Turkish Economic Relations

The Union of Arab Banks (UAB) published in its second issue – July 2024, a report on the “Economic Relations between Arab Countries and Turkey”. The report focused on the development of the Turkish ... read more

The Big Mac Index, Exchange Rates, and Production Cost in Lebanon

The Big Mac index, developed by the Economist magazine in 1986, is based on the theory of the purchasing power parity (PPP), the notion that a dollar should buy the same amount in all countries. As such, ... read more

How did Lebanese GDP fare in 2021 – two years after the onset of the crisis?

Table 1: National Accounts 2020 2021 GDP at market prices (Trillion LBP) 96.9 245.6 GDP at constant prices1 (Trillion LBP) 60.5 61.7 Real GDP growth % -24.6 2 GDP Deflator growth % 60.1 ... read more

World Bank: Poverty has tripled in Lebanon from a decade ago

The economic crisis that began in 2019 has led to a substantial loss of purchasing power for most Lebanese households. Triple-digit inflation rates, driven by a collapsing currency that lost 98 % of its ... read more

BDL Circular #331: A Missed Opportunity for Tech Startups in Lebanon!

The Central Bank issued on August 22nd, 2013 circular #331 in order to develop the Lebanese eco-system and improve the Lebanese knowledge economy through facilitating the financing of start-up companies. ... read more

Estimate of Losses Incurred by Banks on Loan Paybacks: Sept 2019-Dec 2022

Since September 2019, commercial banks in Lebanon have largely ceased granting loans, leading to a decrease in loan balances over the subsequent years (until December 2022, the closing date of our studied ... read more

Foreign Debt Restructuring and Sustainability: A Note on Lebanon

Table 1: Bn USD D E GNP BDL’s NFR E/GNP% D/GNP% 2015 27.1 25 52.8 7.2 47.3 51.3 2016 28.2 26 52.8 -0.4 49.2 53.4 2017 30.4 28.1 54 -8.5 52.0 56.3 2018 33.5 31.3 55.2 -15.4 56.7 60.7 2019 33.8 31.7 53.5 ... read more

Can Lebanon Evade FATF Grey List Again?

The visit of Jesse Baker, (Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Asia and the Middle East in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes) to Lebanon on March 7th-8th, 2024, has raised ... read more

Lebanese Banking Sector in 2023

The banking sector continued its retrenchment in 2023. It was a year where the economic and financial crisis continued un-abated with no corrective measures to arrest the decline. Below, we will discuss ... read more

Overview of the Global and Lebanese Economy in 2023

The global economy defied expectations in 2023, showing more resilience than anticipated. Despite facing hurdles like high inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical tensions, a recession was ... read more

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