Spotlights on Lebanon

Research reports covering various economic and market sectors in Lebanon

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Analysis of Lebanon’s public sector external debt

Lebanon’s public sector external debt has been a topic of significant concern in recent years. The country’s economic challenges, coupled with political instability and regional tensions, have ... read more

Impact of Changes in the Customs Dollar Rate on Inflation and Government Revenue: An Update

We will update in this spotlight the impact of changes in the customs dollar rate on inflation and government revenue. We start by presuming that the average customs rate based on (available) data is ... read more

Overview of The Worldwide and Lebanese Economy in 2022

The global economy experienced a tough year in 2022. It was a world-shocking one in terms of geopolitical and economic events. The world’s main movers saw their economy struggling heavily and falling after ... read more

BDL’s Changes in Foreign Reserves and Currency in Circulation: A Numerical Relationship

It is pretty standard in monetary economics that changes in the monetary base MB, which is equal to the sum of currency in circulation CC and banks’ reserves R (or financial sector deposits at the central ... read more

Lebanese Banking Sector in 2022

The banking sector continued its retrenchment in 2022. 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

2022: A Tough Year For Global Stock Markets

2022 can be described as a world-shattering year in terms of geopolitical and economic events. The world’s main movers saw their stocks heavily fluctuating and falling after the occurrence of several ... read more

The Optimal Benchmark “Lollar” Rate

By Invitation: This spotlight was prepared by the late Professor Samih Azar (1956-2023), who passed away on 20/2/2023. Professor Azar was a distinguished economist and a remarkable human being. He was also ... read more

Overview of Global and Lebanese Bond Market in 2022

In this report, we will provide an overview on Lebanon’s Eurobond market, in addition to a brief review of the US, Japan, Emerging and EU markets in 2022. Indeed, last year had been a year full of ... read more

Lebanese Lost GDP during the Crisis: A Counterfactual Analysis

That Lebanon has remained for more than three years doing practically nothing to remedy its economic crisis – which is one of the worst three economic crises that hit the world economy in the last 150 ... read more

The Recent History of the Lebanese Pound: Four Distinct Episodes

By Invitation: Dr Azar is Professor of Economics and Finance at Haigazian Univesrsity in Beirut, Lebanon. The views expressed in this note are his and they don’t necessarily reflect the views of Blominvest ... read more

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