The onset of the civic protest across Lebanon on October 17th and the ensuing financial and economic repercussions, namely the imposition of capital controls, contributed to raising inflation further up ... read more
The latest data released by the Lebanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed that Lebanon’s gross public debt jumped by an annual 7% to amount to $89.5B in the first eleven months of 2019. In details, debt ... read more
The below-zero growth persisted during December 2019 and continued to be driven by November 2019’s sharpest deterioration in the private sector’s health. With a PMI standing at lows of 37 points in ... read more
Lebanon’s cash-basis fiscal deficit narrowed from $4.51B in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 to $3.59B in Q3 2019. The smaller deficit comes as a result of the 8.30% yearly decline in government spending, ... read more
The civic protests that erupted starting October 17th across the country and the ensuing financial and economic developments negatively impacted the real estate and construction sector over the period, as ... read more
According to the data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanese gross public debt increased by an annual 3.6% to settle at $87.09B by October 2019. In details, local currency debt (denominated in ... read more
In the second month following the eruption of protests in the country, the real estate (RE) sector performance remained weak, with the number and value of RE transactions recording annual slumps of 19.24% ... read more
The latest statistics released by the Association of Banks (ABL) on cleared checks in the Lebanese financial system notably revealed a substantial increase in the month-on-month (MOM) and year-on-year ... read more
Abstract The car market carries bigger indications than car sales and ownership. Analyzing the autos market, in a small economy like Lebanon especially in times of uncertainty reflects real sector ... read more
The figures released by the Port of Beirut (PoB) showed that the Port’s revenues fell by 14.64% year-on-year (YOY) to stand at $166.5M by October 2019, down from $195.05M in the same time last year. In ... read more
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