Month of September held some positivity after the formation of the long awaited government, followed by the confidence votes at UNESCO palace on September 20, 2021 as well as discussions on the new ... read more
According to the latest World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor, “Lebanon Sinking: To the Top 3”, the economic and financial crisis is likely to rank in the top 10, possibly top 3, most severe crises episodes ... read more
The cash-basis fiscal deficit of Lebanon climbed to a 10-year high of $670.4M in Jan. 2020, after registering a $72.83M deficit in the same period last year. In fact, the national developments since ... read more
The fiscal deficit (on cash basis) of Lebanon narrowed from $3.38B in the first 8 months of 2018 to $2.95B by August 2019. The reduced deficit is attributed to a 4.81% annual decline in government ... read more
According to the latest figures by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanon’s cash basis -fiscal deficit fell from $2.92B by May 2018 to $2.39B in the first five months of 2019. The improvement in the ... read more
Abstract Lebanon’s fiscal performance weakened considerably in 2018. The country lost the primary surplus to a primary deficit and recorded a 10-year high fiscal deficit of $6.25B. The exacerbated fiscal ... read more
Lebanon’s fiscal deficit expanded from $3.38B by November 2017 to $5.81B by November 2018 according to the records of the Ministry of Finance. This was attributed to a 21.8% yearly increase in government ... read more
Figures released by the Ministry of Finance show that Lebanon’s gross public debt reached $85.25B by the second month of 2019, thereby recording an annual uptick of 4.57% when compared to the gross public ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon’s fiscal deficit expanded from $2B by September 2017 to $4.50B by September 2018. In fact, fiscal revenues witnessed an annual increase of 3.16% to reach ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon’s fiscal deficit expanded from $907.59M by June 2017 to $3.04B by June 2018. In fact, fiscal revenues witnessed an annual decrease of 1.97% to reach $5.94B ... read more
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