According to the Orders of Engineers in Beirut and Tripoli, the number of construction permits declined by an annual 2.9%, to settle at 12,505 permits by September 2017. The Construction Area Authorized by ... read more
The fourth week after Hariri’s abrupt resignation held another bunch of optimism that was materialized by another progress on the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE). As a matter of fact, the suspension of ... read more
According to data from the Lebanese Cadastre Registry, the number of real estate (R.E) transactions registered an uptick of 16% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at 78,229 transactions by Oct. 2017. As such, ... read more
Three weeks after Lebanon’s Prime Minister (PM) Saad al-Hariri shocking resignation, the Lebanese stock market started to breathe again during this week’s four trading sessions. In reality, Hariri ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate rose by 4.35% by Oct. 2017, compared to an average deflation rate of 1.42% by Oct. 2016. The average costs of ... read more
The balance sheet of Lebanon’s commercial banks revealed that total assets grew 4.5% year-to-date (y-t-d) and 7.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach $213.4B by Sept. 2017. The rise can be attributed to the ... read more
According to the balance sheet of the Lebanese Central Bank (BdL), total assets rose by 14.78% year-to-date (y-t-d), and stagnated compared to the previous month, to reach $117.45B in mid-November. In ... read more
Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) registered a $457.2M surplus in September 2017 and a $189.9M deficit during the first 9 months of the year, compared to a surplus of $554.9M by September 2016. As such, ... read more
According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 602 guarantees by October 2016 to 491 guarantees by October 2017. The overall value of the guarantees lost 24.81% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars slightly rose from 33,317 by October 2016 to 33,596 cars by October 2017. In ... read more
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