Lebanon’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) rose back to 45.5 points in July, yet still highlighting a persistent weakening in the private sector economy. Surveyed companies witnessed slower contractions in ... read more
The value of cleared checks decreased by 8.21% during the first seven months of the year, illustrating lower business spending. In fact, the number of checks cleared by Banque du Liban amounted to 7.18M ... read more
The number of total real estate transactions (local and foreign transactions) stood at 33,796 in the first seven months of the year, with a 12.65% y-o-y (year-on-year) drop from 38,691 by during the same ... read more
The number of construction permits experienced a yearly plunge of 14.30% to reach its lowest level in 6 years at 8,652 by July 2015, compared to a higher level of 10,096 in 2014. In this context, the ... read more
The BLOM PMI stabilized at 49.3 in July signaling an unchanged slight slowdown of the private sector’s economic activity, as it stood just below the threshold of 50.0 separating growth from contraction. ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance’s Aid Coordination Newsletter, aid to Lebanon was focused on the water sector during the period July-August 2014. In July, 3 aid agreements worth $8.39M were designed ... read more
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