Despite the improving tourism activity, and the contracting trade deficit, Lebanon’s Balance of Payment (BoP) remained in the red for the first 7 months of 2015, recording a deficit of $1.32B, compared to ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL) balance sheet posted a 0.96% monthly increase in total assets to $91.47B in August 2015. Even though foreign assets, constituting 42.19% of total assets, fell by 0.57% from the ... read more
The Lebanese Gross Public Debt (GPD) reached $69.03B (LBP 104,582B) in H1 2015, broadening by 5.02% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 3.69% year-to-date (y-t-d). Thus, Lebanon’s public debt reached 137.94% of Gross ... read more
Lebanon’s Central Bank’s (BdL) revealed a 0.41%monthly growth by Mid-July in its total assets to $91.13B compared to a lower amount of $90.76B by June 15. Foreign assets, which grasped 42.87% of total ... read more
In spite of a 22.29% year-on-year (y-o-y) contraction in trade deficit and an improved performance in the tourism sector, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) revealed a deficit of $525M in the first 5 ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL) balance sheet exposed a positive 0.75% monthly upturn in total assets to $90.68B by End-June, compared to $90.01B by End-May. In terms of the assets’ category in the balance sheet, ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) recorded a surplus of $136.0M in April, as rightly expected by BLOM INVEST bank in early May, when money supply grew by more than 0.91% in the week ending April 30. The ... read more
To promote the Lebanese economy and generate new job opportunities, Lebanon’s central bank, Banque du Liban (BdL), has been offering low cost incentives to the private sector through banks. In 2013, BdL ... read more
According to the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), the Lebanese gross public debt reached $66.57B in January 2015, 4.09% year-on-year (y-o-y) while maintaining the same amount of that of December ... read more
The consolidated balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed a 0.02% progress month on month (m-o-m) in assets to $175.74B in January 2015, which translates to a 6.88% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth. ... read more
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