During the month of July 2019, Lebanon’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recorded its highest reading since 2.5 years ago, with the index standing at 47.7 points, still below the neutral mark of 50 points ... read more
Abstract The study explores the macroeconomic indications of the Lebanese economy and therefore comes to update the findings of the similar report published in Sept. 2018 and to interpret the impact of ... read more
The June 2019 BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 46.3 in-line with May’s reading, mainly driven by output and new orders indices at less than 44. Meanwhile, economic growth remains ... read more
The PMI slightly improved from 46.3 points in March to 46.7 points in April 2019, which translated into a softer deterioration in the operating environment of private sector businesses in Lebanon over the ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped from 46.9 in February to 46.3 in March as output continued to contract in light of political uncertainty. Balance of payments data by February ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 46.2 in December 2018 to 46.5 in January 2019 on account of softer contractions in output and new orders. Panelists in the survey were the least ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slid from 46.7 in November 2018 to 46.2 in December 2018 and therefore ended 2018 below the average of 46.3 for the year. The PMI readings therefore ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 46.2 in October 2018 to 46.7 in November 2018, on account of slower declines in output and new orders since February. Accordingly, the implied ... read more
The BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 45.8 in September to 46.2 in October 2018, on account of softer contractions in output, new orders and new exports. Hence, the GDP growth implied ... read more
A bare uptick in the BLOM Lebanon Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) from 45.6 in August to 45.8 in September still hints at a gloomy operating environment for the Lebanese private sector. Lebanon has now ... read more
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