According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars slightly rose by an annual 1.31% to stand at 36,453 cars by Nov. 2017. In ... read more
Since the end of Summer 2017 through October of the year, the activity at the Rafic Hariri International Airport has witnessed substantial growth. The positive developments on the political scene including ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the total number and value of cleared checks fell by 1.42% and 0.49% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at 11.13 million (M) and $61.98 billion (B), ... read more
Lebanon’s fiscal deficit narrowed from $2.53B by August 2016 to $1.39B by August 2017. The contraction is mainly attributed to the 14.85% annual increase recorded in public revenues, which also outweighed ... read more
Despite the persisting declines in the levels of output and new work, contraction within the private sector economy soothed in November. Although employment levels kept on deteriorating, the rate at which ... read more
According to the Central Bank’s balance sheet, total assets reached $115.93B in November 2017, up by 13.3% since the beginning of the year. In details, Foreign assets (composing 36.14% of total assets) ... read more
According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits declined by an annual 2.9%, to settle at 12,505 permits by September 2017. The Construction Area Authorized by ... read more
According to Ernest and Young’s Hotel Benchmark Survey, yearly occupancy rates in the Arab capitals witnessed a mixed performance by October 2017. However, four and five-star hotels mainly in Beirut and ... read more
According to data from the Lebanese Cadastre Registry, the number of real estate (R.E) transactions registered an uptick of 16% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at 78,229 transactions by Oct. 2017. As such, ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate rose by 4.35% by Oct. 2017, compared to an average deflation rate of 1.42% by Oct. 2016. The average costs of ... read more
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