At the onset of 2016, rivalry between the Sunni-kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shiite-Iran was heated. In January 2016, Saudi Arabia executed 47 people accused of terrorism, amongst them was Sheikh Nimr ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of payments (BoP) deficit reached $1.77B by September 2015, the biggest since 2012 and five times higher than the $301.8M deficit recorded a year earlier. The deterioration in the BoP is ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit dropped by 22.29% year-on-year (y-o-y) by April 2015 to record $4.64B due to a 20.22% decrease in overall imports outpacing the 8.71% decline in total exports. This was mainly due ... 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
According to the Ministry of Industry, the value of Lebanese industrial exports amounted to $3.15B in 2014, down from 2013’s $3.38B and 2012’s $3.57B. On the other hand, the value of imports of machinery ... read more
Despite a strategic location in the Middle East and accustomed free trades, circumstances remain against Lebanon becoming the region’s hub in terms of international trade, investment and tourism. Lebanon’s ... read more
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