September 2019 witnessed the fastest deterioration in the private sector’s business conditions in Lebanon. Economic growth in Lebanon was capped between 0% and 0.5% by Sept.2019, as indicated by the PMI ...
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According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 277 guarantees by August 2018 to 47 loans by August 2019. In turn, the total value of issued loan guarantees fell to $5.2M, down from $35.9M ...
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Growth in the Lebanese economy was capped in H1 2019 whilst Lebanon’s private sector continued to be crowded out. Lebanon is known for its ability to maintain financial stability despite political and ...
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The BLOM Lebanon PMI stood at 47.8 in August 2019, little-changed from July’s 47.7 score, indicating an annualized growth rate of the economy by 0-0.5%. The score reflects the ongoing operating ...
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According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 257 guarantees by July 2018 to 42 loans by July 2019. It followed that the total value of issued loan guarantees slumped from $33.6M by July ...
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According to Kafalat, the number of loan guarantees dropped from 228 guarantees by H1 2018 to 38 loans by June of this year 2019. Accordingly, the total value of issued loan guarantees also plunged from ...
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The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) lost 3.17% over the past week to reach 941.86 points as almost all stocks ended the week in the red. The average traded volume and value of shares was also down from 98,186 and $ ...
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According to the Association of Lebanese banks (ABL), the number and value of cleared checks declined by 10.81% and 11.90% year-on-year (YOY) to 2.65 million and $14.82 billion in Q1 2019. The number of ...
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According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the number of new registered cars in Lebanon registered a 25% decline in March 2019 “despite the exceptional offers by all the Cars Importers in ...
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According to Global Blue’s Q1 2019 “Globe Shopper Spending” report for Lebanon, total tourist spending grew by 12.18% year-on-year (YOY) and the number of total refund transactions grew by 5.8% YOY. In Q1 ...
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