According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a cumulative deficit of $1,393.1M by April 2021, compared to a deficit of $1,302.8M over the same period last year. Accordingly, Net foreign ... read more
While the rest of the world moves beyond Coronavirus measures, Lebanon struggles to grapple with dual crises. Most nations began to overcome the standstill generated by the notorious pandemic. This is ... read more
According to BDL’s latest monetary report, the BOP recorded a cumulative deficit of $1.09B in the first quarter of 2020, compared to a deficit of $2.15B in Q1 last year. Accordingly, Net foreign Assets ... read more
According to Lebanon’s Central Bank (or BDL), the Balance of Payments (BOP) recorded a deficit of $505.3M in the second month of the year, compared to a deficit $1.9B in the same period last year. In ... read more
MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW Lebanon was in a state of “economic recession” in 2019. GDP growth dipped into negative territory in the consecutive quarters Q1 and Q2 of 2019. During the period, a political ... read more
The Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) recently published the national accounts report for 2018, which revealed that Lebanon’s real GDP growth fell by 1.9%, marking the first significant drop since ... read more
For a proper analysis of the changes to the Lebanese balance of payments in October 2019 to-date, it is worthy to take note of the developments on the political scene (attached to the ongoing civic protest ... read more
The question that everybody keeps on asking is: is there still a way out of the current crisis or are we going to fall into an abyss with an intense deterioration of all economic indicators that may lead ... read more
A lot of rumors have been circulating lately regarding the economic situation in Lebanon. Every citizen, whether an economic expert or not, is worried about the liquidity in the system and is trying to ... read more
Lebanon’s balance of payments (BOP) registered a surplus of $921.5M in August 2019, owing it to a foreign placement of $1.4B in BDL Certificates of Deposits (CDs). In fact, BDL’s NFAs witnessed an uptick ... read more
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