According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars decreased by 7.28% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 27,801 cars by September 2018. In ... read more
According to the Central Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) witnessed a deficit of $1.17B by August 2018 compared to $647.1M deficit recorded during the same period in 2017. In details, ... read more
The Central Bank’s (BDL’s) balance sheet posted a 14.84% year-to-date (y-t-d) increase in its total assets which stood at $135.80B by the end of September. The rise came on the back of a 3.66% y-t-d ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanon’s gross public debt recorded an annual increase of 7.83% to reach $82.90B in July 2018. In details, local currency debt (denominated in LBP) constituting ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the value of cleared checks reached $44.11 Billion (B) by August 2018, down by 3.67% compared to the same period last year. Likewise, the total number ... read more
Lebanon’s real estate (RE) and construction sector activities witnessed a slowdown during the first 8 months of 2018. According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), ... read more
The Rafic Hariri International Airport witnessed an important activity the first 8 months of 2018, where the total number of passengers increased by a yearly 10.06% to 6.09M. In details, the number of ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate rose by 6.29% by August 2018 compared to the same period last year as all 13 components of the Consumer price ... read more
The current economic slowdown along with the central bank decision to stop allocating subsidized housing loans are negatively weighed on the construction sector. According to the Orders of Engineers in ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit widened by 3.93% year-on-year (y-o-y) to $10.14B by July 2018 as a result of a 4.29% y-o-y increase in imports to $11.90B, which was outweighed by the 6.40% annual rise in exports ... read more
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