According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), consumer prices rose by an annual 3.17% in the first month of 2019, compared to an average inflation rate of 5.55% in January 2018. The rise is ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of issued loan guarantees stood at 8 guarantees in January 2019, compared to 39 guarantees in January 2018. The large drop in Kafalat guarantees can be attributed to the ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon’s gross public debt reached $85.13B by the end of the year, adding an annual 7.06% on the back of the rise in both, local currency debt and foreign currency ... read more
According to the Association of Banks (ABL), the total value of cleared checks retreated by a yearly 16.71% to stand at $4.9B in January 2019. Similarly, the total number of checks over the same period ... read more
Abstract The purpose of this study is to present the now-popular 1,274 page McKinsey report in an illustrative, user-friendly, and shorter version that focuses on the key takeaways for Lebanon’s economy ... read more
The Lebanese economy continues to suffer from the high trade deficit that is the main cause behind the current account deficit. In fact, Lebanon’s trade deficit registered an increase of 1.73% year-on-year ... read more
According to the data from the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (LRC), the number of real estate (R.E) transactions, which may include one or more realties, reached 3,667 transactions in ... read more
The revenues of the Port of Beirut (PoB) fell by 15.46% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at $17.76 M in January 2019, down from $ 21.01M in January 2018. In details and over the same period, total container ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars fell by 26.10 % year- on- year (y-o-y) to 1,948 cars in January 2019. In details, ... read more
According to Lebanon’s commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets witnessed an increase of 13.48% year-to-date (y-t-d) to stand at $249.48B by December 2018. In details, deposits with BDL, constituting ... read more
This website uses cookies in order to improve user experience. If you close this box or continue browsing, we will assume you agree with this. For more information click here