PARIS III ELEVENTH PROGRESS REPORT

According to the eleventh Paris III progress report portraying the performance of the Lebanese economy in the last quarter of the year 2009, total agreements signed with international donors until the end of year 2009 have reached $5.872 billion out of $7.534 billion in total pledges.


CONSUMER PRICES UP BY 3.30% IN JANUARY 2010

According to Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s consumer basket of prices expanded by 3.30% y-o-y during the month of January 2010.


Minister of Economy Unveils 20% Rise in Lebanon’s FDIs to $4.3 Billion in 2009

The Lebanese Minister of Economy, Mr. Mohammad Safadi announced that Lebanon’s Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) expanded by 20% in 2009 to $4.3 billion.


CONSUMER SENTIMENT IN FEBRUARY 2010

The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell by 1.08% to 73.6 in February 2010.