LEBANON RANKED SECOND IN THE ARAB WORLD IN OVERALL ECONOMIC FREEDOM
According to the Economic Freedom of the Arab World 2009 annual report, Lebanon was assigned an index rating of 7.8, qualifying it for a conjoint second place with Kuwait.
BAYT.COM RELEASES MIDDLE EAST JOBS INDEX SURVEY
According to the October 2009 issue of the Middle East Jobs Index Survey published by Bayt.com, 30% of the surveyed Lebanese respondents confirmed that they would be hiring in the next three month as compared to 33% over the next 12 months.
TAX FREE SHOPPING THROUGH OCTOBER 2009
The Global Refund on Tax Free shopping report unveiled a considerable 22% y-o-y expansion in Lebanon’s tax-free spending through October 2009.
BANQUE DU LIBAN'S RESERVES IN THE FIRST HALF OF NOVEMBER 2009
Banque Du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet depicts a 1.67% ($442.22 million) bi-weekly appreciation in Lebanon’s foreign assets portfolio to $26.98 billion in the first half of November 2009.
INDUSTRIAL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009
The Ministry of Industry conveyed a 15.23% annual contraction in Lebanon’s industrial exports to $1,931 million as at the end of the third quarter of 2009.
THE EGYPTIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
The Cairo Stock Exchange Index ended the week on a negative note down by 6.32% at 1,500.43, posting the sharpest loss among covered Arab indices.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IN OCTOBER 2009
The U.S. Labor Department conveyed a shy 0.3% monthly increase in the U.S. Consumer Price Index “CPI” in October 2009 on the back of soaring energy and car prices.
