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
Lebanon’s trade deficit for 2014 narrowed by 0.64% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at $17.19B as imports during the year displayed a 3.48% decrease to offset the 15.95% reduction in exports during the same ... read more
One month after the UN dubbed the doings of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) as “mass atrocities” and on the eve of 9/11, US President Barack Obama announced air strikes against IS in Syria and in ... read more
Lebanon sunk in a situation of presidential vacuum, the “master key” whose absence has been impeding other constitutional processes. The Parliamentary election has been postponed for the second time ... read more
Port of Beirut (PoB) revenues declined by 2.05% year-on-year (y-o-y) to settle at $179.47M by October 2014. Imported cars barely changed by October 2014, decreasing by 0.33% from the same period in ... 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
The BLOM Lebanon PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) dropped from December’s level of 49.0 to score 44.7 in January 2014, reaching its lowest mark in the 9-Month’s survey. The below-50 PMI reveals ... read more
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