Lebanon is hit by yet another crisis: the spillover effects of the conflict in the Middle East. While the country … hit by another large shock: fear that the current conflict centered in Gaza could escalate further into Lebanon. By 2022 … onset of the current conflict, Lebanon's economy is projected to be back in recession in 2023. This special focus assesses …

The geo-economy presents Lebanon with challenges associated with being a nexus for regional fault lines and risks from … regional turmoil and potential spillover effectspersist. All the while, Lebanon continues to be, by far, the largest host of … and external imbalances exposes Lebanon to economic and political conditions beyond its influence. Despite these …

Lebanon's macro-financial conditions are currently under heavy scrutiny as the country faces increasing challenges. The … risk profile for Lebanon is rising sharply in light of the convergence of a number of negative local and global factors …. In this issue of the Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM), we focus on Lebanon's macrofinancial conditions. We begin by …

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context and … assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Its coverage ranges …

The Lebanon financial and economic crisis is likely to rank in the top 10, possibly top three, most severe crises … episodes globally since the mid-nineteenth century. This is a conclusion of the Spring 2021 Lebanon economic monitor (LEM) in … which the Lebanon crisis is contrasted with the most severe global crises episodes as observed by Reinhart and Rogoff over …

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies overthe past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and … assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Its coverage ranges …

imposing a security, political, and economic toll on Lebanon. The stalemate in the executive and legislative branches of … divide among sectarian lines in Lebanon, leading to sporadic violence incidents across the country. These incidents have …

in Lebanon. Nonetheless, the protracted Syrian conflict is markedly worsening the country's vulnerabilities and remains … an impediment to the return to potential growth. For the fifth year, Lebanon persists as the largest host (on a per …

The systemic failure of Lebanon's banking system and the collapse of the currency have resulted in a large, dollarized … the Cash Economy in Lebanon). A pervasive and growing dollarized cash economy is a major impediment to Lebanon's economic … transactions also threatens to completely reverse the progress that Lebanon made pre-crisis towards enhancing its financial …

The scale and scope of Lebanon's deliberate depression are leading to the disintegration of key pillars of Lebanon … conditions. Public finances improved in 2021 as spending collapsed faster than revenue. Lebanon urgently needs to adopt and …