The BLOM Lebanon PMI for September 2025 rose to 51.5 from August’s 50.3, marking the fastest rate of improvement in private sector operating conditions since May 2013 and a second consecutive month in ... read more
This economic digest will tackle the presentation by Mr. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the Economic Counselor and the Director of Research of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for the World Economic ... read more
According to Lebanon’s consolidated commercial banks’ balance sheet, total assets declined by 2.10% on year over year (YoY) basis to stand at $102.4B by August 2025 amid BDL’s adoption of a new exchange ... read more
Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), within the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon published recently the Lebanese National Accounts report for the years 2022 and 2023. In this ... read more
According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 0.29% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $94.53B by end-September 2025. Furthermore, the gold account, ... read more
According to the Lebanese Customs Administration, Lebanon’s cumulative trade deficit increased by 12.42% year-over-year (YoY), to reach $9.34B by July 2025. This change was driven by a cumulative 14.71% ... read more
According to market sources, cumulative Lebanese car market expanded by 39.19% year-over-year (YoY) by August 2025, reaching 8,016 cars. On a monthly basis, 1,255 cars were sold in August 2025. The ... read more
Cumulative container activity at the Port of Beirut rose by 13.41% year-over-year (YoY) to 582,759 TEU by August 2025. Cumulative container activity, referring to cargo loaded onto or unloaded from ships ... read more
In the August 2025 opening article of ABL’s monthly Bulletin, titled “Toward Real Solutions in 2026”, Dr. Fadi Khalaf adopted a notably forward-looking tone, suggesting that Lebanon had entered a phase of ... read more
In a Virtual Conference on Lebanon hosted by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) on 30/9/2025, the third Vice Governor of BDL, Dr. Salim Chahin, admitted that BDL has been following a ... read more
An IMF mission, which visited Lebanon from September 22 to 25, concluded without a final agreement on a program, despite acknowledging progress on key reforms. Finance Minister Yassine Jaber attributed the ... read more
Lebanon saw a cumulative 30.88% year-on-year (YoY) drop in construction permits to 5,511 by August 2025. This decline reflects the persistence of Lebanon’s broader political and economic instability, which ... read more
BLOM Bank published on 29 September, 2025 its non-audited financial results for H1 2025. In its statement, BLOM Bank said that “it is required to comply by all BDL circulars as stipulated in the Code of ... read more
One of the main sticking points with the IMF, not to mention with the Ministry of Finance, is the treatment of the Lebanese Government’s debt to BDL. BDL had insisted on counting this $16.5 billion in debt ... read more
The cumulative activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport rose by 7.06% year-on-year (YoY) to 4,723,827 travelers. This increase was driven by a 12.08% cumulative YoY increase in arrivals, which ... read more
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate decreased to 14.17% in August 2025, from 14.27% annually in July 2025, according to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). The average decrease in inflation in last ... read more
According to the data published by the Association of Lebanese Banks’ (ABL), the total number of cleared checks in the Lebanese financial system decreased remarkably by 46.80% year over year (YoY) to ... read more
Bank Audi published on 19 September 2025 its non-audited consolidated financial results for Q2 2025. It stated that “in light of the process of political renewal and progress towards IMF engagement in ... read more
According to Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet, the Central Bank’s total assets decreased by 0.26% Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching $94.6B by mid-September 2025. Furthermore, the gold account, representing ... read more
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become a central policy tool for many governments seeking to finance development while addressing growing fiscal and institutional constraints. An article by The ... read more
On September 10th, 2025, the Central Bank issued intermediate circulars 742/13749 and 743/13750 to modify basic circulars 159/13353 and 109/9668 respectively. Intermediate circular 742 states that banks ... read more
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