Abstract The substantial delay in publishing national accounts (namely the Gross Domestic Product, GDP) and thus economic growth (g) in developed and developing countries cripples financiers’ and ... read more
Despite favourable recent developments, Lebanon continues to face vulnerabilities and mounting challenges. The conflict in Syria and the resulting mass influx of refugees into Lebanon have affected the ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the total number of tourists in Lebanon rose from 345,168 in Q1 2017 to 362,398 in Q1 2018, owing it to the yearly growths recorded in tourist arrivals from Europe and ... read more
Kafalat s.a.l, a Lebanese financial company that provides loan guarantees to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) issued the number of loan guarantees given from January 2018 to April 2018. According to ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers (AIA), the number of newly registered “commercial” and “passenger” cars recorded a 5.65% annual downtick to settle at 10,909 cars by April 2018. In ... read more
Lebanon’s trade deficit for the first three months of 2018 (“Q1” hereafter) stood at $3.9B, narrowing from $4.2B in Q1 2017, on the back of total imports that retreated by an annual 2.9% to $4.8B, while ... read more
The activity in Lebanon’s real estate (RE) sector in the first quarter of 2018 slowed down after recording marginal improvements in performance in the first two months. According to the data from the ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 46.2 in April 2018, its lowest level of the year so far. The index was weighed down by a faster deterioration in the levels of output and ... read more
On March 14, 2018, the IMF issued a statement that highlighted medium-term projections on Lebanon’s debt to GDP ratio and economic growth as the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) is implemented. The IMF ... read more
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Lebanon’s gross public debt reached $81.5B in the second month of 2018, thereby recording an annual uptick of 7.08% and a 1.41% uptick from January 2018’s level. ... read more
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