Abstract A lot of questions are being asked in these past few months on “where the Lebanese economy is headed; or how critical is it this time?”, given the prolonged political impasse still ongoing which ... read more
The latest swap operation engineered in May 2018 between the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Banque du Liban (BDL), and commercial banks sent the Lebanese Balance of payments (BOP) into a surplus totaling ... read more
According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) witnessed a surplus of $153.2M by February 2018 as compared to the $508.5M surplus recorded during the same period in ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) ended 2017 with a $155.7 million (M) deficit compared to 2016’s $1.2B surplus explained by Lebanon’s central bank Swap operation conducted June 2016. In 2017, three key ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $1.01 billion deficit by November 2017 compared to a $327.7 million surplus by November 2016. By November 2017, the Central Bank of Lebanon’s Net Foreign ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $887.8M deficit in October 2017 and a $1.08B deficit during the first 10 months of the year, compared to a deficit of $125.3M by October 2016. By October ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $457.2M surplus in September 2017 and a $189.9M deficit during the first 9 months of the year, compared to a surplus of $554.9M by September 2016. As such, ... read more
Despite the improvement in the tourism sector, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments registered a deficit of $357.6M during the first 5 months of the year compared to a deficit of $1.76B by May 2016. By May 2017, ... read more
According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) witnessed, for the first time in 3 years, a surplus of $508.5M by February 2017 as compared to the $356.3M deficit recorded ... read more
Economic indicators are giving conflicting signals on the Lebanese economic activity. However it seems that this is not exclusively a Lebanese phenomenon, as US indicators are also giving conflicting ... read more
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