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 Moody’s Periodic Review on Lebanon: Issuer Rating at C; Economic Strength at caa1
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Moody’s Periodic Review on Lebanon: Issuer Rating at C; Economic Strength at caa1

research May 26, 2026

Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Lebanon. The review was conducted through a rating Read More

 An Alternative View of the Lebanese Economic Recovery in 2025
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An Alternative View of the Lebanese Economic Recovery in 2025

research May 22, 2026

1.Intoduction Was the economic recovery that Lebanon witnessed in 2025 based on a sustainable productive activity that can be built on? Or was Read More

 How Strong is the Impact of Exports on BDL’s Foreign Reserves? A Simple View
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How Strong is the Impact of Exports on BDL’s Foreign Reserves? A Simple View

research May 20, 2026

Million USD Foreign Reserves: FR Total Exports: X Δ Foreign Reserves: ΔFR Δ Total Exports: ΔX Jun-23 9,300 1,082.90     Jul-23 8,780 1,216.37 -520 133.47 Aug-23 8,870 1,250.59 90 34.22 Sep-23 8,960 1,089.06 90 -161.53 Read More

 Explaining the Lower Relative Customs Rate in 2025: Is it in Gold Imports?
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Explaining the Lower Relative Customs Rate in 2025: Is it in Gold Imports?

research May 6, 2026

In its issue of Monday, 4/5/2026, Al-Akhbar newspaper published an article on customs revenues and raised the interesting point that, despite more and Read More

 BDL’s Macroeconomic Review 2025: GDP at $33 Billion and Real Growth at 3.8%
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BDL’s Macroeconomic Review 2025: GDP at $33 Billion and Real Growth at 3.8%

research May 4, 2026

BDL published in late April 2026 its issue No.2 of its Macroeconomic Review, for the year 2025. It follows issue No.1 for year 2024; and Read More

 CAS 2024 National Accounts
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CAS 2024 National Accounts

research April 28, 2026

In March 2026, the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) published Lebanon’s 2024 national accounts. The table above records its main variables for the 2015Read More

 Lebanese Nominal GDP Growth: It is all in the GDP Deflator!
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Lebanese Nominal GDP Growth: It is all in the GDP Deflator!

research April 27, 2026

In late 2025, the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) published the national accounts for year 2023. However, in March 2026, when the national accounts for Read More

 IMF: War in MENA: Economic Spillovers and Policy Challenges
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IMF: War in MENA: Economic Spillovers and Policy Challenges

research April 20, 2026

The IMF published its bi-annual Middle East and Central Asia report on 16 April 2026. In the press briefing, Mr Jihad Azour, Director, Middle Read More

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 Speculation, Foreign Reserves, and Exchange Rates: A Note on Lebanon
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Speculation, Foreign Reserves, and Exchange Rates: A Note on Lebanon

research April 17, 2026

It is no exaggeration that one of the most pressing questions in Lebanon now is whether the exchange rate peg at 89,500 LBP Read More

 Initial Estimate of the Impact of the Current War on Lebanese GDP: A Brief Note
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Initial Estimate of the Impact of the Current War on Lebanese GDP: A Brief Note

research March 13, 2026

In 2024, the war between Israel and the military wing of Hezbollah[1] lasted for two months from late September to late November. The Read More

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  • BBI 
    15/10/2026
    1.76%
  • BSI 
    16/10/2026
    -0.19%
  • BPSI 
    16/10/2026
    0.00%
  • NEER 
    16/10/2026
    0.13%
  • Exchange Rate 
     
    89,700 LBP/$
  • BDL Gold Reserve Value 
    30/09/2026
    $38.62 Billion
  • BDL Foreign Assets Value 
    30/09/2026
    $11.4 Billion
  • BLOM Lebanon PMI 
    September 2026
    50.5

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