Lebanon’s annual inflation rate decreased to 14.27% in July 2025, from 15.00% in June 2025 according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average decrease in inflation in last ... read more
Introduction The banking sector has suffered since late 2019 without serious measures taken from previous governments to start solving the banking crisis. Several plans were prepared by previous ... read more
In this spotlight, we will highlight the main issues discussed in the position paper “Advocating the Preservation of Deposits as Precondition for Economic Recovery with Integrity” prepared by the Lebanese ... read more
BLOM Lebanon PMI rose from 47.6 in March 2025 to 49 in April 2025, indicating that the Lebanese private sector business activity contracted at a softer pace. The contraction in April was attributed to the ... read more
The Council of Ministers (COM) approved on March 6, 2025 the 2025 budget by Decree. The budget foresees revenues and expenditures to be balanced at 445.2 Tn LBP. On the expenditure side, capital ... read more
This spotlight is written in memory of Professor Samih Antoine Azar, a remarkable economist and an excellent contributor to the Blog. In his seminal book, Capital in the 21st Century, Thomas Piketty ... read more
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate increased to 18.12% in December 2024, from 15.38% in November 2024, according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average decrease in inflation in last ... read more
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