The municipal solid waste crisis has been the main highlight of the third quarter (Q3) in Lebanon. The forceful closing of the Naameh landfill resulted in trash being piled up on the streets, with no ... read more
The Lebanese Gross Public Debt (GPD) amounted to $68.88B (LBP 103,838B) in the first eight months of 2015, widening by 4.59% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 3.47% since the start of the year. Accordingly, ... read more
The number of construction permits witnessed a yearly drop of 12.51% to reach its lowest level in 6 years at 11,227 in the first 9 months of the year, compared to a higher level of 12,833 during the same ... read more
Total real estate transactions (local and foreign transactions) stood at 45,293 in the first 9 months of the year, with a 12.18% yearly decline from 51,572. Furthermore, those total transactions were worth ... read more
Lebanon’s touristic sector progressed to reach 1.18M tourists by September 2015, its highest level in 3 years. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of incomers by September 2015 surged by ... read more
Advertising is one of the most expanding and evolving sectors in an economy. Even as one advertising platform’s growth slows or loses relative share, another takes its place, gaining people’s attention ... read more
According to Ernst & Young Middle East hotel benchmark survey, looking at the month of September alone, Beirut’s occupancy rate lost ground, declining by 3 percentage points (p.p). to 53% from ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), the consumer price index (CPI) remained on its deflationary trend, dropping from 100.78 in September 2014 to 96.07 (lowest level this year) in ... read more
Customs activity was negative over the first eight months of 2015 recording yearly drops of 16.09% and 4.70% in terms of value and volume of transported goods. However, the steep decline in the value of ... read more
The number and value of guarantees given by Kafalat declined by 28.96% and 22.79% in the first 9 months of 2015 to 476 worth $66.35M, respectively, compared to 670 guarantees worth $86.71M by September ... read more
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