According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the total number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars decreased by 0.22% year- on- year (y-o-y) to 27,293 cars by August 2017. In ... read more
The Rafic Hariri International Airport activity grew substantially during the first 8 months of 2017, where the total number of passengers increased by a yearly 6.8% to 5.54M. In details, the number of ... read more
The deterioration of the operating environment in Lebanon’s private sector economy extended through the third quarter of 2017 as shown by Lebanon’s PMI released by Blominvest Bank. The PMI steadied ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on August 24, 2017, on page 4. Lebanon’s rainfall is of a dynamic nature. Nuancing on the level of rainfall in Lebanon is Dr. Tarek ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate rose by 4.23% by July 2017 compared to July 2016. The average costs of “Housing and utilities” (water, ... read more
Over the past week, the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) lost an incremental 0.31% to settle at 103.80 points. It was surpassed by the JP Morgan Emerging Markets’ Bond Index (EMBI) which rose by 0.40%, to end the ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars registered continued slipping, as it contracted by an incremental 0.53% year-on-year ... read more
According to the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL), the total number and value of cleared checks expanded by 0.7% and 2% year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at 7.14 million (M) and $39.82 billion (B), ... read more
During the week of 20 to 27 July 2017, Broad Money M3 decreased by a weekly of LBP 593B ($393M) to reach LBP 190,843B ($126.6B). In addition, M3 recorded growth rates of 8.60% on a year-on-year basis and ... read more
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on August 03, 2017, on page 7. Below is the pdf version of the article: Road Traffic in Lebanon A Structural Problem that ... read more
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